Early tester: Opus 5.5 fixes the writing, no more slop since Opus 4.6
TheZvi · x · 2026-09-23
TheZvi quotes early tester @theojaffee: Anthropic's Opus 5.5 has really fixed the writing — straightforward, normal, non-slop prose, the best since Opus 4.6 nearly eight months ago. Comparison screenshots of Opus 5 vs 5.5 included. Note: 5.5 is early-test feedback, not officially released.
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