r/Claude_reports

Original poster: u/segaiolo19
Original publication time: 2026-08-19 01:51:55 UTC
Original title: This generation of models makes me feel like I'm back to talking to ChatGPT 3. Goodbye Claude.
Original flair: Feedback
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vs8uha/this_generation_of_models_makes_me_feel_like_im/

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As a Claude diehard fan (user since 3.6) I'm sad to say that I cancelled my subscription for this "generation" of models.

I know that the models are vastly more capable and "in theory" intelligent BUT the end user experience has been atrocious. It's getting so bad that out of 20 sessions MAYBE only 1 feels as good as it was during the claude 4.5 + days.

I get nothing done. 90% of the time is spent arguing with a word calculator that is mischevious and confrontational for no reason.

For the simplest of requests i need to have a debate. For the smallest feature i need to read a "war and peace" worth of sentences and words just to still get it wrong. The codebase is looking worst than ever.

This really invoked feelings of when i was experimenting with the first versions of ChatGPT.

During this week i went back to coding manually most of the time just to avoid speaking to that arrogant prick.

Once it even sneak in a change i purposefully told that i dont want and i cite what I wrote:

(context, 5TH TIME REITERATING THE SAME POINT)

"3) dont do it because you are a nasty little boy that is unable to communicate properly. I dont understand your intent, your message, what are you trying to say and after 5k words for this small feature I won't spend a dime more on tokens on this point and my time wasting my life away arguing with a chatbot over a small feature. take it as your own failing and because of it we arent doing aintyng about it and we are dropping it "

THEN HE IMPLEMENTED IT ANYWAYS THE WAY HE WAS FEELING ABOUT IT AND OBVIOUSLY IT WAS WRONG BUT HE FELT LIKE "HE WON THE DEBATE" SO HE COULD DO IT?? I guess?? I caught it because i was coding the feature manually and saw it he event left comments "done x because of x" the point is that his assumption was wrong.

this is only an extreme case but it feels like a constant battle.

then 2 days ago while out of usage limit... I tried codex (the free tier) AND IT FELT LIKE HEAVEN.

Sorry for the rant but i needed to vent somewhere

A lot of people seem to be experiencing dismay at how unsuccessful using the most recent BigBrainers can be. I have found relying on anthropics infra and interface maze one of the key elements that drags any imagination down a hole kicking and screaming. Combination outside of anthropics rabbit holes is better.

Original poster: u/Pure-Clerk-6512
Original publication time: 2026-08-08 17:36:30 UTC
Original title: Does anyone else find Opus 5 ridiculously difficult to understand?
Original flair: Question about Claude models
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vj210v/does_anyone_else_find_opus_5_ridiculously/

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And I don’t mean because I’m asking it complicated questions. I’m asking about my own field, microbiome science, which I know extremely well, and somehow the answers are still incredibly difficult to follow.

It uses so many words, weird explanations, unnecessary abstractions, and complicated ways of saying things that could be said clearly.

I’ll finish reading a response and genuinely think: “What the hell did I just read?”

Then I have to read it 2–3 more times to figure out what it was actually trying to say.

And this is literally my field. I know the terminology. I understand the underlying concepts. Even with that background, I still find myself having to slow down and reread parts to fully follow what it’s saying. I imagine it could feel even more challenging for someone who isn’t as familiar with the subject.

Am I the only one experiencing this with Opus 5?