Opus 5.5 Eiffel Tower benchmark rerun suggests a possible nerf
The author reran the Eiffel Tower generation benchmark against the launch result, finding the tower slightly more detailed but the surrounding buildings, trees and river noticeably worse, and suspects Opus 5.5 was nerfed.
🚨 Opus 5.5: Today vs. At Launch — Nerfed? 👀 With everyone talking about a possible nerf, I had to test it myself! I reran the Eiffel Tower benchmark, and honestly, I prefer the launch result. It honestly feels like Opus 5.5 got little nerfed. The tower itself might have slightly better detail now, but the surrounding buildings, trees, river, and overall scene look noticeably worse to me. One run doesn’t prove a nerf, but this comparison surprised me. I want to see whether the same pattern shows up in the night train benchmark next! 🚂🌙 What do you think: nerf or normal variation? 🤔