Early Opus 5.5 user says hype is overblown: shortcuts, wrong assumptions, sloppy work
haider1 · x · 2026-10-07
A week-long hands-on take on Opus 5.5: it "talks nicer and looks busier" but often takes shortcuts, makes wrong assumptions, and produces sloppy work. Outside coding, GPT-6 Astra remains far ahead of Claude Fable in math, computer use, spatial reasoning, and 3D modeling — coding alone won't carry scientific problem-solving.
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