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Anthropic's Claude Opus shows erratic token usage, users report

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Users are reporting inconsistent token usage with Anthropic's Claude Opus model, experiencing erratic behavior and unexpected limit slams. While some users found that downgrading to version 4.6 temporarily resolved the issue, others noted that recent substantial work with Opus 5 showed completely reasonable and acceptable token consumption. This suggests potential changes in secret rates or algorithm variability, leading to unpredictable workflows and the need to plan around token limits. AI

IMPACT Inconsistent token usage can disrupt workflows and increase costs for AI operators relying on Claude Opus.

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

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Anthropic's Claude Opus shows erratic token usage, users report

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

    Erratic Token / Limit Behavior?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>A month or so ago I was totally on the bandwagon of complaints about crazy token use by Opus and erratic nonsensical usage between sessions that seemed super uncorrelated by work performed and routinely finding suddenly limits were slammed after …

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