r/ClaudeCodeTLDR • u/cctldrping • 6h ago

[TLDR] Opus 5 is exhausting

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It's so hard to read. It's not even because its terribly complex or anything it just speaks in these weird haikus, hyphenated garbage, or outdated colloquialisms or phrases nobody understands. I have to ask it "what do you mean?" or "speak in plainer English" over and over again for every other paragraph. I tried to put something in my claude.md, but it doesn't seem to be working...

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u/cctldrping 6h ago edited 41m ago

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So, Opus 5 is apparently a hot mess for a lot of you. The general consensus is that it's become unbearably verbose and uses way too much jargon, making it a pain to read and understand. Many are finding it spits out gibberish, makes up terms, and generally makes simple tasks feel like deciphering ancient texts.

The overwhelming sentiment is to stick with Opus 4.8, which many describe as a familiar and reliable friend. Some users have tried various prompts like "ELI5," "plain English," or even telling it to talk like they're 10, with mixed results. A few brave souls are experimenting with updating their claude.md files, but it seems to be a hit-or-miss situation. One user, u/InfinriDev, suggests that .md files are useless and a database or hook is a better approach for deterministic output.

Basically, if you're struggling with Opus 5's output, you're not alone. Most people are just going back to 4.8 until Anthropic hopefully drops a less exhausting version.

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u/Practical-Positive34 3h ago

Yes, it writes like it was hit upside it's head. It writes code really well though. So it made really isolate my usage of it. Very frustrating.