[r/ClaudeAI] Does anyone else find Opus 5 ridiculously difficult to understand?

Original poster: u/Pure-Clerk-6512
Original publication time: 2026-08-08 17:36:30 UTC
Original title: Does anyone else find Opus 5 ridiculously difficult to understand?
Original flair: Question about Claude models
Original URL/media URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1vj210v/does_anyone_else_find_opus_5_ridiculously/

Original post body:

And I don’t mean because I’m asking it complicated questions. I’m asking about my own field, microbiome science, which I know extremely well, and somehow the answers are still incredibly difficult to follow.

It uses so many words, weird explanations, unnecessary abstractions, and complicated ways of saying things that could be said clearly.

I’ll finish reading a response and genuinely think: “What the hell did I just read?”

Then I have to read it 2–3 more times to figure out what it was actually trying to say.

And this is literally my field. I know the terminology. I understand the underlying concepts. Even with that background, I still find myself having to slow down and reread parts to fully follow what it’s saying. I imagine it could feel even more challenging for someone who isn’t as familiar with the subject.

Am I the only one experiencing this with Opus 5?