Opus 5.5 launch met with shrug as enthusiasts shift to open models like Qwen and DeepSeek
ByteSize_Chaos · reddit · 2026-09-23
A Reddit user describes feeling indifferent to Anthropic's Opus 5.5 launch — despite solid performance at lower cost — because their excitement has shifted to open models like Qwen, MiMo, DeepSeek and GLM that can be downloaded, quantized, run locally and fine-tuned. The post acknowledges Opus still beats local models on many tasks, arguing the interesting frontier for individuals has moved to open-weight ecosystems.
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