Sonnet 4 in Claude Code is a massive downgrade from Opus for complex refactors
By StormDragon762 · REVIEW · 3/5 stars · About Claude Code
Been using Claude Code since early access. The difference between Opus and Sonnet 4 for complex refactoring tasks is night and day. Opus could hold the full context of a large refactor — move types between files, update imports, fix tests. Sonnet 4 loses the thread halfway through and starts making inconsistent changes. I get that Opus costs more to run but at least give us the option to choose. The automatic model selection is frustrating when you know you need the bigger model.
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ZenMaker756: i've recommended this to like 5 friends already lol
SwiftCoder4821: Did you try any competitors? I switched from something else and the difference is night and day.
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