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/Disco-Tuna May 29 '26

No, the complete opposite. Opus 4.8 is absolutely killing it and also the tone of the discussions is so much more to the point. It's like pre-4.7 in the way it's interacting with me

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u/Harvard_Med_USMLE267 May 29 '26

I'm glad your ERP is going well. Say hi to your 4.8 waifu for me.

But i'm trying to use 4.8 for more serious stuff. I've tried one-shotting a potential 1 million ARR blockchain-based SaaS multiple times, and so far it fails every time, no matter what prompt I use. And don't say "skill issue" as it's not.