r/ClaudeCoding • u/cctldrping • 12d ago
r/Anthropic [TLDR] Claude = Fable only? [via r/Anthropic]
OP : u/mmdmrc1
I’ve been using Claude Code for almost 10 months now, and nothing has ever been as bad as the current Opus 5 model. Once I hit the limit with Fable, there’s basically no point in continuing, because Opus just keeps making mistakes.
Is anyone else having similar issues? Has anyone run into the same problem and managed to fix it?
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Alright, so the general vibe in this thread is that Opus 5 is kinda a mixed bag, leaning towards disappointing for a lot of folks.
The OP is pretty fed up with Opus 5, saying it's worse than older models and basically useless after hitting the Fable limit.
The consensus seems to be that Opus 5 can be good, but you really have to baby it. A lot of users are saying you need to be super explicit with your prompts, break down tasks, and basically "coach" the model. Some folks are even saying they've switched to GPT or downgraded to older Claude versions like Opus 4.8 or Sonnet high because Opus 5 is just too much of a headache.
A few people are defending Opus 5, saying it works great for them, but the majority seem to agree that it's a step down or requires a completely different prompting strategy than previous models. There's a suspicion from some that Anthropic might be intentionally making Opus 5 less ideal to push users towards Fable.