Opus 5.5 early test: zero refusals in 100 sessions, better writing
gleech · x · 2026-09-25
In a reaction thread on Opus 5.5, user gleech reports zero refusals across a hundred sessions — surprisingly robust. He was skeptical of claims about improved writing quality but finds it much less bad than Fable. He cautions that, for perceptual reasons, cracks tend to only show up after two weeks of use.
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