Claude Opus 4.8 feels too wordy for some workflows
fit the well, but switching to Opus 4.8 made the assistant feel much too talkative. Asking it to answer more briefly did not fix the problem enough.
Saving that p in memory also had little effect. The main issue is that Opus 4.8’s longer replies can make day-to-day work feel slower and more irritating, enough to consider going back to Opus 4.6.
Key points
- Opus 4.6 felt better matched to the than Opus 4.8.
- Opus 4.8’s replies felt too long and irritating.
- Directly asking for shorter answers did not help much.
- Saving the p in memory also did not solve it.
- Switching back to Opus 4.6 is being considered.