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Anthropic's Opus 5 performance questioned by users

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A user on Reddit is questioning the performance of Anthropic's Opus 5 model, suggesting it may have been intentionally degraded after its initial release. The user notes that the newer Fable 5.1 model seems superior and is considering switching to OpenAI's GPT Pro 20x due to Opus 5's perceived issues with context compression and speed. This user, working in consulting, prioritizes iteration speed for tasks like deck creation and is seeking advice on the best model choice for their workflow. AI

IMPACT User feedback suggests potential degradation in model performance, impacting user workflows and prompting comparisons with competitors.

RANK_REASON User discussion on a forum about model performance, not an official release or benchmark.

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Anthropic's Opus 5 performance questioned by users

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  1. r/Anthropic TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/SurrealistSwampert ·

    Is Opus 5 Good or not?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>So I'm on the max 20x plan and I can clearly see that Anthropic launched fable 5.1 and put the default to medium effort in order to save on fable tokens but they also seemed to have reduced the weekly usage meter after the first week's refresh. <…

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