I think I get it why some say opus 4.6 is the best

I used to see people saying that 4.6 was better then 4.8 and though they were insane. The issue is that I came from OpenAi and was using 4.8 mostly for refactorings at first, the moment I began using for actual hard tasks for new features it became a burden. I tried using the other options, like the one that is supposed to be available until today too. With opus 4.6 I feel that I can be in control, while with opus 4.8 and others that is taken away from me. I am not a vibe coder, I am just a lazy dev. I know