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Fable can solve the problems Opus couldn't. BUT most of the time I'm not having those kinds of problems.

I wouldn't say I'm doing anything groundbreaking but definitely at times obscure and that's when Fable has been able to dig me out of the rut. (the alternative I was actually following was reading textbooks myself to understand the domain better)

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The weird twist here is that I've found that there are times where Fable is actually worse than Opus at a straightforward task, not just more expensive. It'll launch off into its own little world for an extended thinking, then start editing files, and I'll already have spent $5 in tokens before I see enough response to know that it's on the wrong track.

Opus's verbosity is actually a boon sometimes for catching false starts early.

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