Chinese SMBs play cat-and-mouse just to keep using Claude Opus

xiaosun86 · x · 2026-11-11

The author notes code benchmarks reveal how imbalanced Opus is versus other models, which is why Chinese small businesses keep playing cat-and-mouse to access Opus even with free alternatives like Argon and Astra available — "tokens in, revenue out."

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