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Users report Opus 5.5 language quality decline compared to Opus 4.6

Users are discussing the perceived decline in the quality of Opus 5.5's language output compared to previous versions, particularly Opus 4.6. One user notes that Korean language output in Opus 5.5 sounds like a poor translation, and while improved from Opus 5, it still falls short. This leads to questions about how Opus 5.5 performs in English and other languages, and whether its multilingual capabilities have regressed. AI

IMPACT Potential user dissatisfaction with model performance could impact adoption and perception of Anthropic's models.

RANK_REASON User discussion about a model's perceived performance decline.

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Users report Opus 5.5 language quality decline compared to Opus 4.6

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/gybeom8008 ·

    What does Opus 5.5 sound like to native speakers of English (and other languages)?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>With Opus 5, Korean sounds like it was poorly translated from another language. Opus 5.5 is a bit better, but the issue is still there and it's never as good as Opus 4.6. I'm using a list of banned words, which is occasionally ignored, just to ma…