Yes, but with Fable they might actually work in the end. Opus is such trash, malicious compliance and overconfidence personified.

Incidentally I think I was more productive with Opus 4.6 than with any subsequent Anthropic model.

Yea, opus 4.6 is much better than opus 5 because it is willing to do task. Opus 5 just gaslights and refuses to solve many complex problem.