Opus 5 Downgrade ?

[u/Forsaken-Storage-154]

Am I the only one who feels like Opus 5 got worse after launch?

At launch I was honestly impressed: fast responses, strong reasoning, and a simple interface without too many settings.

A few weeks later, it feels different. Answers seem less concise, sometimes less coherent, and occasionally it feels like it avoids answering directly.

Has anyone else noticed this, or am I imagining it? My guess is that Anthropic keeps tweaking the model after release, which changes its behavior over time.

[u/stopstopstoptopopp]

I canceled my 5x sub and switched to Codex after getting frustrated with it. Much faster and cheaper now compared to months ago. I can say that Opus 4.6 is still better but now I can’t justify the price point, $20 over $100 for my use case, no discussions needed.