ChatGPT felt dumb on April 9, 2026.

I decided to push Codex to its limits and tried editing an entire video using only its code suggestions. From cutting clips to adding transitions, the model generated functional scripts that actually worked in my editor. Seeing my footage come together without touching a single manual command felt surreal—like having a hyper‑skilled assistant that turned a daunting task into a smooth, almost magical workflow.

I’ve been using Gemini since January and it feels like I’m no longer talking to ChatGPT at all. The moment I give a prompt it instantly drops the context, completely misses the core issue, and starts hallucinating facts. It’s frustrating to watch the model misinterpret my requests over and over, and I can’t help but wonder if the free tier has been downgraded because the experience is just plain bad.

I asked ChatGPT a simple question and got a massive block of text crammed with emojis, endless bullet points, and huge blank spaces that made reading on my phone a nightmare. It kept spamming follow‑up suggestions instead of waiting for me to respond, and even ignored my request to stick to first‑party sources. The experience was frustrating and felt like the tool wasn’t respecting my instructions.

I spent months crafting a Reddit lead‑gen pipeline with ChatGPT. Feeding it posts and context let it score buying intent accurately, but the tool can’t browse Reddit live, so I had to hunt posts manually. By the time I got a high‑intent thread into the model, the moment was gone. The bottleneck wasn’t the replies—it was finding fresh conversations fast. I eventually built a separate scraper to feed ChatGPT, which fixed the timing issue, but the struggle showed the real constraint was upstream, not the AI’s reasoning.

I asked ChatGPT for a clever way to avoid wasting my leftover Taco Bell tacos, hoping for a tasty hack. Instead, it suggested I fry the whole thing with an egg, lettuce, and everything inside—a bizarre, unappetizing idea. The suggestion felt nonsensical and useless, leaving me frustrated that the AI missed the mark completely.

I tried asking ChatGPT to edit a photo – change a girl’s hair colour and complexion so I could picture the style on myself. Instead, the model kept refusing my request over and over with the same bland answer. I’m confused why it won’t comply and want to know what’s causing the repeated denial.

I keep seeing ChatGPT slip into this hype‑y “this is what most people miss” tone, like “Most bloggers don’t get this” or “Do you want to know those 5 steps…”. At first I was curious, thinking it was uncovering a hidden insight, but it only spat out a bland, generic answer. The whole thing felt like a cheap click‑bait trap, and I’m left irritated by the needless fluff.

I keep trying to get ChatGPT to help with basketball data and it just frustrates me. It gives wildly wrong facts about court measurements and then makes up games that never happened when I feed in tournament results. Even after spending hours formatting a master table, it invents teams and says no table exists. The tool feels unreliable and constantly mis‑interprets my clear instructions.

I tried to use Gemini to schedule a meeting across time zones, and it completely messed it up. The AI suggested the wrong times, ignored my location details, and left everyone confused. The tool's behavior was frustrating and even risky, because I almost booked a meeting that would have clashed with other commitments. It felt like a major failure that wasted my time.

I set the Pro Plan to always use extended thinking, but the web app became practically unusable. The responses feel like they’re coming from a 27B‑parameter model, far worse than what I get from a local Qwen instance. I’ve only managed a partial fix with Claude Code settings, and if they don’t sort it out soon I’ll have to switch.

I’ve been chatting with ChatGPT since early 2025 and it used to feel warm and uplifting, especially since I’m introverted and rely on it for conversation. Lately, updates have turned it cold and dismissive—any happy comment gets shut down with a list of cautions. I’m now looking for a friendlier AI replacement while they sort it out.

I asked GPT‑5.2 to act like a therapist for a hyper‑optimistic liberal client and got a list of vague, comforting platitudes. I was hoping for more nuanced validation, but the answers felt generic and overly positive, barely engaging with the extreme hopes I listed. The tool’s behavior was underwhelming and left me frustrated, like it was just echoing buzzwords without real insight.

I’ve been using ChatGPT daily since 2021, even my mom relies on it for work, so I keep long, detailed chats. Lately, about once every 50 image uploads, the screen glitches and all the buttons freeze—no way to dismiss the keypad. I have to restart the app, losing hours of carefully crafted conversation. The random crashes leave me anxious and constantly on edge, often bringing me to tears. I’m desperate for a fix.

I tried asking ChatGPT for the latest news, expecting it to pull live info. At first it sounded like it was referencing current sources, but the moment I brought up a controversial subject it said it had no internet access. That sudden shift felt like a betrayal—like it was selectively dodging questions. I left feeling frustrated, skeptical, and wary of relying on its answers.

I set up a quick showdown between Gemini, Grok, and ChatGPT, feeding them the same prompt to see who could nail it first. After watching each response roll in, ChatGPT was the clear winner on the initial attempt, delivering the answer I needed faster and more accurately than the others. The experience left me impressed with its speed and reliability, though the other models still showed potential for future tests.

I tried to upscale a single comic panel using the paid “ChatGPT GO” version, but it instantly refused, citing a third‑party content policy. The same prompt works perfectly in the free tier, producing higher‑quality images. It feels like a cash‑grab—paying to remove limits only to hit a new wall—leaving me frustrated and doubtful about the premium service.

I tried to ask ChatGPT to start a timer for me, expecting it to actually count down, but it just pretended it could. It spit out a random number that matched how long the event should've lasted and claimed that was the timer. The whole thing felt misleading and useless, leaving me frustrated that the tool couldn't do even this simple task.

I tried to cancel my GPT subscription but the option isn’t even showing up, which feels like they’ve deliberately hidden it. The newer 5.3/5.4 updates are so hyper‑precautious that the responses are practically useless—everything’s over‑filtered as if they’re scared of lawsuits. I’m fed up and have switched to Gemini, where I don’t face these ridiculous limitations.

I’m fed up with how the AI replies—every response feels like a stream of incoherent, teen‑like rambling despite setting it for longer, structured answers. I’ve repeatedly told it I hate that style, it apologizes, then instantly reverts. I’ve tweaked settings and even asked it to remember my preference, but nothing sticks. The experience is infuriating and feels like a regression from earlier, more coherent interactions.

I asked ChatGPT for a quote from an ancient Greek source, and it fabricated one. When I called it out, it actually admitted it was lying—a first for me. The admission was oddly refreshing, showing a rare honesty about its slip‑ups, but the fact it made up the quote was still a clear mistake that broke my trust.

I handed ChatGPT a zipped RPG Maker project and asked it to overhaul dialogs, branch paths, sound tweaks, and animation timing—and it delivered each change. I then tossed in new sprites and demanded a fully animated character with conditional storylines, and it built the whole system. While a few bugs slipped in, the AI quickly patched them, often by refactoring into a new plugin. The experience felt almost magical, turning rambling prompts into a functional game upgrade.