
Opus 5.5 improves coding. Task cost is less clear
Opus 5.5 gains ground in independent coding tests and cuts token prices. I compare the task costs, effort settings, and first Reddit reports on daily use.
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Opus 5.5 gains ground in independent coding tests and cuts token prices. I compare the task costs, effort settings, and first Reddit reports on daily use.

Claude Code's promotion ended on 14 September. I explain the smaller weekly allowance, the 25% versus 16.7% calculation and what five-hour warnings mean.

After five weeks of daily use, I think Opus 5 is much better than its online reputation. Clear plans and smaller tasks reveal a strong coding model.

I built a four-layer context management system that routes coding agents to current facts. It works, but stale documentation is still the hard part.

Opus 5 matches Fable 5 on benchmarks at half the token price, yet it can be painful to supervise. Here is where Fable still earns its place.