'Opus 5.5 got nerfed' complaints are just the usual model honeymoon phase, says researcher
Yuchenj_UW · x · 2026-09-26
AI researcher Yuchen Jin pokes fun at the wave of "Opus 5.5 has been nerfed" complaints, noting this happens with basically every new model release. He attributes it to human psychology: every model gets a honeymoon phase, and after day three it's simply no longer exciting — a gap users read as nerfing.
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