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Seems to be another great incremental update to the workhorse, nice! I've been using Sonnet instead of Opus for almost all coding tasks for a while now. A litt

Seems to be another great incremental update to the workhorse, nice! I've been using Sonnet instead of Opus for almost all coding tasks for a while now. A little elbow grease to break down tasks and you can spend a lot less money for just about the same output quality.

thewebguyd 3mo ago
Yeah I think people are sleeping on the smaller/faster models like Sonnet. As long as you have a detailed plan or small, well scoped individual tasks Sonnet can implement just fine. Opus will still do better at more open ended tasks or completely "vibe coding." Or spec/plan with Opus, and have Sonnet implement.
- conradkay 3mo ago
  I was surprised to learn that Sonnet generally has the same tokens per second as Opus
  - Computer0 3mo ago
    I would indeed be more inclined to use it if the tokens per second were better. Though I would be then using their more expensive Opus less though. Perhaps it is strategy.
    - conradkay 3mo ago
      They should add a Sonnet 5 fast mode at ~Opus pricing
SeanAnderson 3mo ago
Crazy. I just changed the default for our entire org to Opus because people were continually unimpressed with Sonnet's abilities. It's fascinating to think how varied people's experiences are when interacting with LLMs and how much the outcomes depend on how people approach interacting with the models.
philipwhiuk 3mo ago
It's a 30% price increase once the discount rate vanishes.