Is Opus 5.5 nerfed? Thinking patterns changed on November 3

Re:Is Opus 5.5 nerfed? Thinking patterns changed on November 3 by stavros on Monday November 09, 2026 @05:25AM (#50423671)

I can buy a GPU that can run Qwen 3.8 Flash Next for 9 months worth of the highest tier Claude Code subscription, but then I'm running Qwen 3.8 Flash Next when I could have had nine months of unlimited Opus 5.5.

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Re:Is Opus 5.5 nerfed? Thinking patterns changed on November 3 by Zambyte on Monday November 09, 2026 @05:30AM (#50423706)

> then I'm running Qwen 3.8 Flash Next when I could have had nine months of unlimited Opus 5.5.

By choice, maybe. New models release faster than every nine months. And, evidently, you won't be running nine months of some fixed meaning of "Opus 5.5". What that means changes over time, out of your control, and without ever even being officially told.

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Re:Is Opus 5.5 nerfed? Thinking patterns changed on November 3 by stavros on Monday November 09, 2026 @05:32AM (#50423718)

Sure, but, even when it degrades, it's better than Qwen 3.8 Flash Next.

Now, if GPUs didn't cost an arm and a leg, the economics would have been different.

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