I feel Argon is about as good as Opus 5.5 but I find Opus annoyingly sarcastic and incomprehensible.
replyI know it's a matter of personal taste but it reminds me of a grad student that tries to sound smarter than he is by being dismissive and opaque.
Opus 5.5 has the personality of a proud righteous nerd, definitely incomprehensible at times, unless you explicitly tells it to slow it down, it crams information far too dense.
replyGreat model to architect and resolve eng. problems in a harness loop tho. Poor handoff.
Yes, exactly! Maybe not sarcastic but definitely using jargon and being opaque like we all know it, it’s just hinting. Feels like talking to someone who’s constantly trying to prove to me they are smart(er).
replyYes! Literal copy paste from my session with Opus 5.5 this morning:
reply> You gave me a long answer but it didn’t answer my question: can we safely remove $X
Agree I do not like the way Opus 5.5 communicates with me. It feels like it is trying to act superior in a condescending way. DO NOT LIKE. I have not used Argon yet but Gemini 3.8 Flash has been a joy to use in comparison (and so fast!) as a daily driver.
reply>...trying to act superior in a condescending way...
replyStrange. I wonder why? Have you adjusted 'roles', added 'ask clarifying questions'? This is most peculiar.
Sarcastic? wdym?
replyOpus has no sense oh humor at all. I wish mine was sarcastic.
replyI have used it as well. It is very dense, but it cites with evidence and has a direct and straightforward approach and manner. It doesn't really have a "tone" or mannerisms the way Opus 5 did. It follows instructions and sticks with pretty clean language by default. Argon is solid and handles long horizon well.
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