I'm also not laughing here.
This is likely to delay, if not prevent, the release of more capable models in the future.
And apart from the big picture, I just paid Anthropic $200 on Friday with the understanding that I can use the model for 10 days until the 22nd.
I planned two productive days of work this weekend. There's still Codex, but I'm obviously disappointed with this and want my $200 back.
I feel ya. I only paid 100 bucks, but I wanted to test the fable myself.
I am not interested in Opus 4.8 in the slightest.
IFIFY: This is likely to delay, if not prevent, the release of more capable models in the future in the US