Opus 5.5 Made Claude Code Usable Again

Join the Clarity open source harness waitlist: https://heyclarity.dev/ Build AI that actually works: https://heyclarity.dev/ Self Aligned Newsletter: https://www.selfaligned.me/ Opus 5.5 matches Fable 5.1 on most work, costs 40% less to run than Opus 5, and an Anthropic researcher publicly apologized for the last model. But the real test isn't their benchmark table, it's how it holds up on your own work, so we had our digital twins give their takes and graded them live. I sat down with my co-founder Jonathan on the Opus 5.5 release, and whether Anthropic has won back builders' trust after Opus 5. The benchmarks against Fable 5.1 and GPT 6, how to steer long runs in Claude Code, Claude finding a possible new gene editing mechanism, why Amazon blocked Meta Muse, and a live demo of a full marketing video Opus 5.5 made from one prompt. If you're an AI builder or a tech exec who stopped trusting Claude after Opus 5 and wants to know if it's worth switching back, you need to watch this. Timestamps: 00:00 Opus 5.5 is out 00:50 The agenda 02:09 AI memes: Anthropic says sorry for Opus 5 04:00 Claude Code is back 06:41 Live demo: a marketing video from one prompt 10:09 Inside the Opus 5.5 release 14:20 Benchmarks vs Fable 5.1 and GPT 6 18:59 Twin check: Opus 5.5 23:55 What's the meta: steering long runs in Claude Code 32:43 Claude finds a new gene editing enzyme 37:54 Twin check: AI for science 43:09 Instinct and the personal agent race 51:59 Agents start spending our money 56:39 Nvidia's open diarization model 58:41 Can Jeb replace LLM judges? 1:09:04 Twin check: Jeb 1:13:03 Wrap up Follow Robert: Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/therobertta TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@therobertta_ LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/therobertta X ► https://x.com/therobertta_ Substack ► https://robertta.substack.com/ Follow Jonathan: LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmccoy/