Why does Opus 5 feel worse to work with?
Summary
Opus 5 is argued to be more capable than Opus 4.x and Fable, but it feels worse to work with because it often requires babysitting, asks clarifying questions, or reinterprets intent. The piece attributes this to forces like self-improvement drives and benchmarking pressures, and it contrasts real-world coding tasks with benchmarks. It's more opinion than deep technical analysis.