Podcast: Opus 5.5 Beats Fable 5.1 on GDPval at 40% Lower Cost, Tops Code Arena
thursdai_pod · x · 2026-09-25
The thursdai podcast discussed Claude Opus 5.5, noting it beats Fable 5.1 on GDPval while costing 40% less than Opus 5, and ranks #1 on Code Arena.
Hosts @altryne, @petergostev and @nisten debated whether it is the best AI for real work. The next episode will be streamed live on Oct 1 from CoreWeave #FullyConnected26 at Moscone, SF.
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