Claude Opus 5 delivers breakthrough AI skill, but its neurotic verbosity hurts
Lenny Rachitsky’s hands‑on benchmark shows Opus 5 beating top models on the How I AI leaderboard, yet its overly chatty, neurotic style sparks merge‑conflict refusals and irritating verbosity. The model’s raw power is compelling, but developers must temper its talkiness to reap real productivity gains.