I disagree, I think we should read a lot from it, as it stands in this benchmark Opus performs worse than Sonnet, it doesn't really matter why.
Anthropic made it that way, and I'd say the lower score is accurate.
Anthropic made it that way, and I'd say the lower score is accurate.
I just think that this benchmark measures what it say it does, and if the model is unable or unwilling to deliver, it's reflected in the score.
(incidentally I found that generating code with Sonnet agent and having Opus orchestrate and manage the process works best for me - right model for the right task - the results run in the places and the way it's okay. No one outside uses it :p)
I agree with your point - IMO lower Opus score in these suggests that in general it's worse for these tasks. Not that it's a worse model in general.
But yeah, it does, but from my perspective it measured the Opus performance - subpar in some tasks because it downgraded itself rerouting to a much weaker model.
So both you're right, it matters because it wasn't the model examined, and it doesn't matter because the score reflects nerfed experience resulting in nerfed results.