> yet the general consensus and my own experience seem to be that Sonnet is much much better Given that there’s nothing close to scientific analysis going on,

> yet the general consensus and my own experience seem to be that Sonnet is much much better Given that there’s nothing close to scientific analysis going on, I find it hard to tell how big the “Sonnet is overall better, not just sometimes” crowd is. I think part of the problem is that “The bigger model is better” feels obvious to say, so why say it? Whereas “the smaller model is better actually” feels both like unobvious advice and also the kind of thing that feels smart to say, both of which would lead to more people who believe it saying it, possibly creating the illusion of consensus. I was trying to dig into this yesterday, but every time I come across a new thread the things people are saying and the proportions saying what are different. I suppose one useful takeaway is this: If you’re using Claude Max and get downgraded from Opus to Sonnet for a few hours, you don’t have to worry too much about it being a harsh downgrade in quality.