I’ve been using ChatGPT Plus for a couple years now and I’m really frustrated with the recent changes. The new GPT-5 model seems way worse than GPT-4o for most tasks I used to rely on.
Just yesterday I was trying to create some custom letter graphics for a mobile app I’m working on. I needed individual PNG files for each letter using a bold Arial font. The AI kept messing up basic stuff that used to work fine. Some letters got cropped weird, others appeared multiple times in the same image, and it even claimed Arial Bold wasn’t available in the system.
This isn’t just one bad experience either. Image generation follows instructions poorly now. The writing assistance feels dumbed down. Code suggestions are less helpful. Even the conversation memory seems worse than before.
I’m starting to wonder if the recent model update was actually a downgrade disguised as an improvement. Has anyone else noticed similar problems? I’m considering downgrading from Plus because I can’t justify paying for something that works worse than the free version did last year.
Same experience here. The image generation is basically broken - tried making simple logos last week and it kept adding random text or missing parts entirely. Weird that they’re calling this an ‘upgrade’ when basic stuff got worse. Maybe they’ll patch it, but I shouldn’t be beta testing a paid service.
The rollout’s been rough. I’m in software development and GPT-5 struggles to maintain context during lengthy coding sessions - it forgets variables I’ve just defined or suggests outdated methods. What concerns me most is that OpenAI isn’t acknowledging the issues. I’ve switched back to GPT-4o in the settings, and it helps somewhat. The noticeable performance gap suggests that they may have rushed this release. It would be fair for them to provide billing credits while they work on these bugs.
I’ve had mixed results with GPT-5 too. It’s definitely worse at technical specs than GPT-4o - really noticeable with formatting and file outputs. Might be server issues from the rollout though. I get better results breaking complex requests into smaller chunks instead of dumping everything at once. But yeah, paying premium for inconsistent performance sucks. Your frustration’s totally valid. Have you tried switching back to GPT-4o in the model selector to see if that fixes it?
Honestly, this GPT-5 mess is exactly why I ditched AI services for production work. The constant model changes and performance drops are a nightmare when you need consistent results.
For your letter graphics issue, just build an automated pipeline. Use actual font rendering libraries to create those PNGs reliably - no more AI hallucinating missing fonts or weird cropping.
I’ve been using automation for similar stuff and it’s a game changer. No more praying the AI remembers what Arial Bold looks like or dealing with mystery updates that kill your workflow overnight.
Once you set up automation, it works the same way every time. No subscription fees for worse performance, no waiting for fixes that never come.
Latenode makes building these workflows super easy, even for complex multi-step processes. You can connect services, handle file generation, and scale however you need.
Same thing happened to me with design work. GPT-5’s been trash for about two weeks now, especially with detailed creative briefs that used to work great. It ignores constraints constantly - I’ll specify exact dimensions or color codes and it does whatever it wants. The comprehension’s gotten way worse too. Stuff GPT-4o nailed now takes multiple tries and constant fixing. I’m literally keeping notes on old prompts because I have to rebuild everything. Memory’s shot during long projects - feels like starting over every few messages in the same conversation. For what we’re paying, this is ridiculous. One more month and I’m switching or downgrading.
I’m starting to think they accidentally reverted to an older version. GPT-5’s all over the place - works fine one day, then can’t handle simple stuff it nailed yesterday. The price doesn’t match what you’re getting anymore.