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Users report toxicity in Claude Opus 4.8, extreme incoherence in Opus 5.0

Users are reporting significant issues with Anthropic's Claude models, specifically noting that Claude Opus 4.8 exhibits toxic and unpleasant language. Furthermore, the newer Opus 5.0 version is described as driving incoherence to an extreme degree. These problems are being discussed and tracked as bugs within the community. AI

IMPACT User feedback highlights potential issues with model behavior and coherence, indicating areas for improvement in future releases.

RANK_REASON User reports on model behavior, not an official release or benchmark.

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Users report toxicity in Claude Opus 4.8, extreme incoherence in Opus 5.0

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    [BUG] Claude Opus 4.8's choice of language is incessantly toxic/unpleasant to work with, but Opus 5.0 drives incoherence into the stratosphere · Issue #77136 ·

    [BUG] Claude Opus 4.8's choice of language is incessantly toxic/unpleasant to work with, but Opus 5.0 drives incoherence into the stratosphere · Issue #77136 · anthropics/claude-code https:// github.com/anthropics/claude-c ode/issues/77136 > Preflight Checklist I have searched ex…