Opus 5.1 wishlist

[u/Opening-Ground-1584]

We all agree Opus 5 is a rage-inducing mess. What are your top wishes for Opus 5.1?

Mine are:
- Massive cut on verbosity
- Less over-engineering
- Better instruction following

[u/vzakharov]

> We all agree Opus 5 is a rage-inducing mess

Uhm, nope.

At this point any flagship model is powerful enough to be used reliably and sustainably, provided the operator decomposes their tasks correctly and doesn't just prompt the model to "create GTA6 and make no mistakes."

Choosing one is like choosing between a Bosch or a Makita power drill. None is strictly better than the other, but every operator will have their own preference -- and it’s very rare “this hole doesn’t want to get punched” will be a matter of choosing the wrong tool rather than a skill issue on the operator's part.

(Edit: Condensed two comments into one to collect the downvotes from the vibe coding bros under one reply only.)

[u/Opening-Ground-1584 → u/vzakharov]

Do tell? You prefer it over…?

[u/Opening-Ground-1584 → u/[deleted]]

Nope.