Longtime Anthropic critic returns: Claude 5.5 lineup is the best in months
intellectronica · x · 2026-10-20
A well-known AI developer, no fan of Anthropic, says the Claude 5.5 series is the first time in months he regularly reaches for Claude models: Opus is a polished genius, Sonnet gets any job done, and Haiku is the best flash model available.
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