Back to NewsOpus 4.6 Was Dumbed DownMay 31, 2026ModelsThreadAnthropic runs out of compute3 / 4Claude HR & Anthropic Rationing ComputeEarlierCompute Rationing, againLaterUsers noticed Opus 4.6 quality slipped during peak hours. Anthropic eventually acknowledged compute rationing — same pattern we covered in Part 1. Sources: tweetRelatedCompute Rationing, againClaude HR & Anthropic Rationing ComputeAnthropic Reduces Claude Rate Limits During Peak HoursCalling in Opus 4.6 when the other LLMs can’t debug your codePrevMeasuring What Frontier Models Know (IKP)NextDecoupled DiLoCo
