Opus 5 becomes incoherent over time; suggestion to use an older model as a translation layer

MilesCranmer · x · 2026-08-31

The author notes that Opus 5 becomes nearly impossible to understand after running too long, producing weird talk about "gates". They suggest omp could allow using another model like Opus 4.6 as a thin translation layer/frontend.

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