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1M context is now generally available for Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6

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Re: 1M context is now generally available for Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6

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Post by CuriouslyC »

jeremychone wrote: post #419

Interesting, I’ve never needed 1M, or even 250k+ context. I’m usually under 100k per request. About 80% of my code is AI-generated, with a controlled workflow using dev-chat.md and spec.md. I use Flash for code maps and auto-context, and GPT-4.5 or Opus for coding, all via API with a custom tool. Gemini Pro and Flash have had 1M context for a long time, but even though I use Flash 3 a lot, and it’s awesome, I’ve neve…

1M context is super useful with Gemini, not so much for coding, but for data analysis.

Re: 1M context is now generally available for Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6

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Post by LuxBennu »

jeremychone wrote: post #419

Interesting, I’ve never needed 1M, or even 250k+ context. I’m usually under 100k per request. About 80% of my code is AI-generated, with a controlled workflow using dev-chat.md and spec.md. I use Flash for code maps and auto-context, and GPT-4.5 or Opus for coding, all via API with a custom tool. Gemini Pro and Flash have had 1M context for a long time, but even though I use Flash 3 a lot, and it’s awesome, I’ve neve…

Your code map compresses signal on the context side. Same principle applies on the prompt side: prompts that front-load specifics (file, error, expected behavior) resolve in 1-2 turns. Vague ones spiral into 5-6. 1M context doesn't change that — it just gives you more room for the spiral.

Re: 1M context is now generally available for Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6

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Post by akersten »

copperx wrote: post #410
alwillis wrote: post #405

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Totally agree the LLM sucks posts should be accompanied with the prompt.

I agree, but at the same time it feels like victim blaming.

I don't know. Is pointing out that someone holding a drill by the chuck won't get the results they expect that bad?

Re: 1M context is now generally available for Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6

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Post by laksjhdlka »

auggierose wrote: post #43
radley wrote: post #37

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5x Max is the plan I use because the Pro plan limits out so quickly. I don't use Claude full-time, but I do need Claude Code, and I do prefer to use Opus for everything because it's focused and less chatty.

Sure, I get it. For me a 2x Max would be ideal and usually enough. Now, guess why they are not offering that?

Where do you live? I'm in the midwest, US, and theoretical savings between 2x and 5x amounts to a single full bag of groceries. Literally.

How can this possibly be a concern?

Re: 1M context is now generally available for Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6

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Post by qualifck »

brookst wrote: post #391
Filligree wrote: post #342

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Yes.

Interesting take. Does that mean SWE's are outsourcing their thinking by relying on management to run the company, designers to do UX, support folks to handle customers? Or is thinking about source code line by line the only valid form of thinking in the world?

I mean yes? That's like, the whole idea behind having a team. The art guy doesn't want to think about code, the coder doesn't want to think about finances, the accountant doesn't want to worry about customer support. It would be kind of a structural failure if you weren't outsourcing at least some of your thinking.

Re: 1M context is now generally available for Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6

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Post by apitman »

veber-alex wrote: post #423
apitman wrote: post #407

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A big downside with rust is the compile times. Being in a tight AI loop just wasn't part of the design of any existing programming languages. As languages designed for (and probably written by) AI come out over the next decade, it will be really interesting to see what dragon tradeoffs they make.

"cargo check" is fast and it's enough for the AI to know the code is correct. I would argue that because Rust is so strict having the agent compile and run tests on every iterations is actually less needed then in other languages. I program mostly in python but I keep my projects strictly typed with basedpyright and it greatly reduced the amount of errors the agent makes because it can get immediate feedback it has d…

cargo check is faster; it's not fast

Re: 1M context is now generally available for Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6

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Post by AnotherGoodName »

heraldgeezer wrote: post #456
AnotherGoodName wrote: post #390

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Fwiw put a copy of the game folder in a directory and tell claude to extract game files and dissasemble the game in preparation for questions about the game. As an example of doing this in a session with jagged alliance 3 (an rpg) https://pastes.io/jagged-all-69136 Claude extracting game archives and dissasembling leads to far more reliable results than random internet posts.

This will not work for an online game like PoE 2 Or even one with DRM? Right? Or?

DRM just stops you launching/connecting to servers if you modified the binary. It does nothing to stop the binary being pulled apart by a bot with no intention of running it.

The place it may fail is obfuscation and server side logic. But generally client side logic, especially in a game with a scripted language backing it, is super easy for claude ot pick apart.

Re: 1M context is now generally available for Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6

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Post by AnotherGoodName »

jnovek wrote: post #433
AnotherGoodName wrote: post #390

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Fwiw put a copy of the game folder in a directory and tell claude to extract game files and dissasemble the game in preparation for questions about the game. As an example of doing this in a session with jagged alliance 3 (an rpg) https://pastes.io/jagged-all-69136 Claude extracting game archives and dissasembling leads to far more reliable results than random internet posts.

You’re having Claude design builds for you by disassembling the game? Am I understanding that right? I guess I’m thinking too small.

Yes exactly. Claude can just go in, extract the compressed game archives, decompile and read the game logic directly for how everything works. ie. You might be curious how certain stats translate into damage. Just do the above and ask Claude "in detail explain from the decompiled code in this folder for game X how certain stats affect damage and suggest builds to maximise damage taking into account character level I've found doing this for games to be far more reliable than trying to find internet posts explaining it. I haven't played POE but if it's anything like any other RPG system Claude will do a great job at this.

Re: 1M context is now generally available for Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6

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Post by qweiopqweiop »

arcanemachiner wrote: post #439
qweiopqweiop wrote: post #357

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Are you using AI to write this? Please stop.

It has subpar grammar (uncapitalized word "humans" and "hand crafted" is unhyphenated). I think you're hallucinating.

Clearly so. To me it's the LLM writing style at least.
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