Opus 5.5 Hits 12.08x Speedup on InferenceBench, Trace Viewer Shows How
maksym_andr · x · 2026-09-26
InferenceBench team member maksymandr announced a new trace viewer showing how Opus 5.5 achieved a remarkable 12.08x inference optimization speedup. He argues inference optimization is one of only two areas where narrow RSI is already possible — the other being RL environment creation — marking an early, concrete instance of models self-improving within a narrow domain.
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