This is driving me crazy. opus 4.8 did not do this to me not (at least during pre-5.0 timeframe). Feels like the new cycle is one step forward, two steps back.
I don't use Claude code, just Claude web, and I get this all the time. Or (since I have it push me to actually think) it will ask me some question in our back-and-forth, and then right after it'll provide the answer. As a "hint". Like come on