So far my experience with Opus 4.8 is that it needs to relearn my workflow and project structure. I had 4.7 to the point where it would work with less direction on my project, which is huge at this point. With 4.8, I feel like I have to let it rediscover workflows and project structure on its own and then it performs admirably. It challenged a lot of my “completed” work, and eventually arrived at the same conclusions. The process has been a bit frustrating at first, as i feel like i am wasting tokens teach Claude something we already went through. And this also wastes a lot of token redoing work I’ve already done. I do like that it’s not a yes man, and it challenges me more. I think ultimately that will result in better work. And I think it requires more specific prompts, but once you give it a higher quality prompt it seems to be a stronger performer. So I’m reserving judgment on 4.8 until I get farther in the workflow. IF it produces better work this is acceptable, if it’s similar quality of work I think it’s a step backwards. Time will tell. Anyone else having a similar experience? submitted by /u/LowItalian
Originally posted by u/LowItalian on r/ClaudeCode
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