Opus 5.5 Max vs Sonnet 5.5 Max
Anthropic dropped two new models and the AI degen community is split. Opus is the heavyweight—slower, pricier, but supposedly smarter for complex reasoning. Sonnet is the speed demon—cheaper, faster, good enough for most tasks.
If you're building agents or doing heavy chain-of-thought work, Opus might be worth the premium. But for production apps where latency matters? Sonnet probably wins on ROI.
Still testing both. Early take: Sonnet feels 80% as good at 40% the cost. That math works for most builders.
Which one are you running?
Anthropic dropped two new models and the AI degen community is split. Opus is the heavyweight—slower, pricier, but supposedly smarter for complex reasoning. Sonnet is the speed demon—cheaper, faster, good enough for most tasks.
If you're building agents or doing heavy chain-of-thought work, Opus might be worth the premium. But for production apps where latency matters? Sonnet probably wins on ROI.
Still testing both. Early take: Sonnet feels 80% as good at 40% the cost. That math works for most builders.
Which one are you running?