Yes
It planned way better in a much more granular way and then execute it better
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In the thread “Claude Opus 4.5”
Helped: More granular and disciplined planning before execution.
Tested this building some PRs and issues that codex-5.1-max and gemini-3-pro were strugglig with It planned way better in a much more granular way and then execute it better. I can't tell if the model is actually better or if it's just planning with more discipline