Developer: GPT 6.1 is far less creative than Opus 5.5, taste must be spelled out

zsakib_ · x · 2026-11-06

A developer complains that GPT 6.1's "sol" mode is noticeably less creative than Opus 5.5: with Opus the model seemed to have good taste by default, while GPT 6.1 forces them to spell out taste instructions every time — "it's infuriating." A first-hand take on the creative-quality gap between the two flagship models.

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