what the hell is going on with opus 4.8???
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A user expresses confusion about the status or behavior of the Claude Opus 4.8 AI model, prompting discussion.
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@mfpiccolo: Opus 4.8 is out. Here is the the verdict from @iiidevs lead engineer: did a stress test it’s just another llm can’t rea…
Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8, an incremental update over Opus 4.7 with sharper judgment and longer autonomous work capability, though some engineers remain skeptical about its code generation without extensive guidance.
@0xSero: Anyone else notice opus-4.8 is worse than it was on launch? They chopped him.
User observes that the opus-4.8 model has degraded in performance since its launch.
Ask HN: Why Opus4.6 was silently removed from Claude Code?
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@jeremyphoward: Did something happen to Opus 4.8 today? First time I've seen this happen (and I use it daily): it almost totally stoppe…
Jeremy Howard reports that Anthropic's Opus 4.8 model suddenly stopped thinking and produced poor responses, while Opus 4.6 worked fine.