Kieran Klaassen: Opus 5.5 is now my daily driver — balanced, not bland
EricBuess · x · 2026-09-23
Kieran Klaassen says Opus 5.5 is his new daily-driver model: it doesn't overdo it, doesn't push its opinions too hard, and isn't bland either — it works with you. In his view it earns the '.5', just like Opus 4.5 did.
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