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# Claude Opus 4.8

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## Related Articles

- [Kimi K3 vs Claude Opus 4.8 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort): Model Comparison - Artificial Analysis](https://stuffthatspins.com/spin/kimi-k3-vs-claude-opus-48-adaptive-reasoning-max-effort-model-comparison-artificial-analysis) — July 16, 2026
- [Claude Opus 4.8 and Sonnet 5 seem worse at tool calls than older models, likely due to post-training that assumes Claude Code-like harnesses as targets (Armin Ronacher/Armin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings)](https://stuffthatspins.com/spin/claude-opus-48-and-sonnet-5-seem-worse-at-tool-calls-than-older-models-likely-due-to-post-training-that-assumes-claude-c) — July 6, 2026

## Related Claims

- Claude Opus 4.8 and Sonnet 5 seem worse at tool calls than older models, likely due to post-training that assumes Claude Code-like harnesses as targets
- Kimi K3 vs Claude Opus 4.8 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort): Model Comparison

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