Side-by-side test: Opus 5.5 'in a league of its own' vs Sonnet 5.5 for creative work
tobowers · x · 2026-10-08
Developer tobowers ran a side-by-side generation experiment following rumors about sonnet, space bunny, opus, and sol. His verdict: Opus 5.5 is in a league of its own for creative creation, clearly beating Sonnet 5.5 and Fable — the Sonnet output looks great alone but is no contest next to Opus.
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