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Opus 4.6 / 4.8 as main and opus 5 as subagent?

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Seen a post recently where somebody used opus 4.6 or 4.8 as orchestrator and reviewer and opus 5 as subagent, capturing opus 5s greater intelligence(apparently) while keeping previous opus models way of speaking and "iq" i guess. Has anyone tried this setup?

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  1. 2026-08-22 00:58 · r/ClaudeAI
    Opus 4.6 / 4.8 as main and opus 5 as subagent?

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