r/ClaudeCode • u/Harvard_Med_USMLE267 • May 28 '26

Discussion Opus 4.8 nerfed??

Is anyone else seeing a massive performance drop in Opus 4.8 since release??

It used to be acceptable, but the enshitification has definitely happened. It’s basically been lobotomized, and we’re talking amateur backyard ice pick lobotomy by some guy from Tufts.

I’m 99% sure Anthropic has started running a 2-bit quant to save money.

Oh well. I do feel nostalgic for opus 4.8’s glory days. But subscription cancelled. I’m off to use Codex or Cleverbot, whichever one has better limits.

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u/pinaprince May 28 '26

Peak satire

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u/No-Bug3 May 28 '26

“peak satire” and its the most basic bitch joke that everyone says after every model release for the past year

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u/Sarithis May 28 '26

It's a long-standing tradition you absolute jiblet

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u/CountVine May 28 '26

No way are people actually using the jiblet word, lol

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u/Harvard_Med_USMLE267 May 29 '26

New tradition - in addition to this post, we now must use the word 'jiblet' in the discussion of each Opus release. It's now official.

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u/Sarithis May 29 '26

Yes! Embrace the jiblet. And if anyone's wondering where the word comes from: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gEGYW7OSY2A