From Quesma · Piotr Migdał · · 1m
Opus 5.5 Creates Interactive Cities in 1h25m
Claude Opus 5.5 generates 55 imaginative cities from Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities in 1 hour 25 minutes.
In brief
Claude Opus 5.5 generates 55 imaginative cities from Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities in 1 hour 25 minutes. Claude Opus 5.5 created interactive visualizations of 55 cities from Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities in 1 hour 25 minutes using a single prompt. Originally reported by Quesma.
Opus 5.5 Design Jump
Claude Opus 5.5 made a significant leap in AI design capabilities compared to earlier models.
First Draft Frustration
The initial draft of the visualization had AI slop and visual overlaps that needed fixing.
Genetic Distance Map
Claude Fable 5.1 created a visualization that worked well with data but needed hand-holding for good design.
Opus 5.5 One-Shot Result
Opus 5.5 generated 55 cities from Italo Calv: 1 hour 25 minutes, $74 API cost.
“I asked Opus 5.5 to explain camera focus by building an interactive lens lab. Here’s what it came up with after 1 hour 26 minutes in one shot, $25.66 API cost.”
Interactive Cities Visualization
The visualization shows cities with spiral staircases, seashells, telescopes, and violins.
Time and Cost Efficiency
Opus 5.5 used 1 hour 25 minutes with 6 subagents running in parallel, costing $74 in API tokens.
The headline
Claude Opus 5.5 created interactive visualizations of 55 cities from Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities in 1 hour 25 minutes using a single prompt.
