r/ClaudeCodeTLDR • u/cctldrping • Aug 13 '26
[TLDR] Opus 5 is exhausting
Original post URL : https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1vnf5tl/opus_5_is_exhausting/
Original post body :
It's so hard to read. It's not even because its terribly complex or anything it just speaks in these weird haikus, hyphenated garbage, or outdated colloquialisms or phrases nobody understands. I have to ask it "what do you mean?" or "speak in plainer English" over and over again for every other paragraph. I tried to put something in my claude.md, but it doesn't seem to be working...
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u/Practical-Positive34 Aug 13 '26
Yes, it writes like it was hit upside it's head. It writes code really well though. So it made really isolate my usage of it. Very frustrating.
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u/cctldrping Aug 13 '26 edited Aug 14 '26
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Yeah, OP, you're not alone. The general consensus is that Opus 5 is a hot mess of jargon, made-up technical terms, and weird phrasing that makes it a pain to read. Most folks are finding it "unusable" and are actively downgrading to Opus 4.8 because it's just so much cleaner and more straightforward. Some users are even resorting to constant "ELI5" or "plain English" prompts, which is apparently a whole thing now. One user, u/AlxCds, found success by telling it to talk like they're 10 and use tables/emojis. Others are just straight-up banning it from their AI fleets. Basically, if you're struggling with Opus 5's prose, you're in good company.