Ask HN: Is Opus 5.5 another step change in the exponential?
consumer451 · hn · 2026-09-26
- An HN user asks whether Anthropic's Opus 5.5 marks another step-change in model capability, comparing the feeling to similar jumps earlier this year and the year prior.
- The poster builds applications with Claude Code and sells LLM API usage: thrilled for his use cases but admittedly scared by the pace.
- The thread centers on whether "the exponential" in capability gains is a real, ongoing trend.
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