Opus 5.5 - Anthropic cooked the current agent space

Users are reporting that Opus 5.5, specifically on GHCP, offers a significantly improved experience compared to previous versions like Sonnet 5, which now feels like a regression. Opus 5.5 is praised for its ability to provide better answers, understand context beyond the initial query, and explain its reasoning. In contrast, Astra is noted as being slower and more expensive, with users suggesting it doesn't compete effectively with Opus 5.5.

Unlike previous versions, Opus 5.5 on GHCP demonstrates a new level of contextual understanding and reasoning, surpassing even Astra in performance and cost-efficiency.