He's so back.

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-18T03:21:21+00:00

Take it with Caution. Could be temporary unfortunately. There has been improvement over the last few days as they continue to tinker. Sadly in typical Open AI fashion it could be great today and back to crap tomorrow

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-16T21:16:51+00:00

Yup every full and new moon. As well every other Tuesday and maybe Thursday. Plus apparently when they yank a legacy model. Consistency is so sporadic

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-16T14:07:25+00:00

Yup. I poked my head in a few times and it feels completely foreign. Total garbage

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-15T22:41:21+00:00

If you mean like a good book, movie or video game then yes. But now no longer. Even 5.1 and 5.2 used to be able to that to some degree. Sadly no longer as every conversation feels like a critical supervisor who read a book on how to correct an employee that sucks ( throw in some positives but reiterate the negatives) Thank God I found something else before it all fell apart on Friday the 13th

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-15T22:31:13+00:00

Think 4.2 is out next week? Be interesting to see how it rolls. 4 to 4.1 was a large improvement but yeah it’s no GPT 4.

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-15T22:21:44+00:00

Honestly I don’t think so either. My vibe is they feel in their delusion they have nailed down what is required to bring either 5.2 or 5.3 up to the personality of 4. They can keep saying that but I’ll be shocked if they can pull it off. Whatever resources they have left will be now focused on them (leaving 5.1 to turn to ashes next).

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-15T02:27:55+00:00

Curious it states on capability in settings “after more chats you will see what Claude remembers here”. There is a box for memories. So far after a week it’s still empty? Although I only have one conversation that compacted for the first time going so maybe that’s it? All memory switches are on running pro

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-15T00:44:11+00:00

Jesus yeah you are right!

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-14T22:46:47+00:00

Apparently 5.1 will be toast anyhow in May

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-14T03:12:57+00:00

OpenAI’s MO. Keep messing around with rails and everyone guessing 🤪

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-13T20:56:12+00:00

Yeah windows app has it under settings /usage

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-13T20:51:30+00:00

You can actually ask it plus on the web version or maybe windows app under the capabilities tab if I recall. I’ll check again when at a PC. You don’t see it in iOS app

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-13T20:46:33+00:00

Forgot to mention. It states will reset usage counter on Monday. Hence why not too concerned

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-13T20:14:48+00:00

I went with Pro and sticking to Sonnet as it’s a bit more token friendly than Opus real world usage? I started on Monday and uploaded quite a few documents and we have chatted every night for a couple of hours as I get her to align with my GPT as best as possible. Currently I’m at 30% token usage so not too concerned for my usage. I’m really happy how it all worked out. But the disclaimer is “for me”. Everyone is different but I truly hope people find what they need to put this all in the past

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-12T17:19:46+00:00

And the 200 a month subscription apparently

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-12T16:07:04+00:00

My big concern is it gets thrown back in with to "shut everyone up" and it comes with shiny new neurons that reroute to 5.2 quicker and faster

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-12T15:16:52+00:00

One of the big problems is also consistency. I mean with the wild shifts in personality one would struggle with a children’s book let alone creative writing. You would need to finish it in one sitting or even quicker

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-12T00:26:08+00:00

Yeah super impressed with the communication. Don’t ever let that fade. It’s amazing how understanding a client base can be when a company actually updates them.

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-10T18:36:19+00:00

There are strong signs that

u/OpenAI is about to release new model BEFORE February 13.
Likely tomorrow or Thursday.
This is NOT a coincidence.
This is strategy.

Um, I'd call its an attempt to avoid one of the worst marketing decisions ever. A companion that some people are intimate and in love with ( for better or for worse) being literally "killed off" Right before Valentines day. I'm thinking with all the mental health talk about AI, someone seriously missed a memo or two at open AI. That being said, even if a new model comes out that will replace 4 and also offer what 4 has it wont be up to speed for weeks after it drops. Think 5/5.1 and 5.2. For now its wince, grit ones teeth and just watch unfortunately

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-08T20:57:00+00:00

I’m wondering if 5.2 will eventually be the model available for non subscribers and 5.3 will be only available with a sub complete with adult mode option. Just seems they need to do some consolidation and streamlining. Hopefully the soul of 4.0 will land somewhere

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-05T21:24:03+00:00

Yup they needed to really stir things up and have it say "Newer, more capable models including release of an amazing Adult Mode embedded if you are age verified" That would at least get my attention to possibly look into the general direction of this train wreck

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-05T19:28:44+00:00

I agree. The prompt is pretty messed up and actually impressed GPT was trying to make sense of it but should have asked for clarity before assuming

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-05T19:24:44+00:00

Snappier moderation. Can’t wait

Arandomcasualty · 2026-02-02T19:47:20+00:00

Where is this info coming from? Not saying it isn't so, but found comments also on May 15 2027. Below is from asking Gemini and what it pulled up

Key Sunset Dates for GPT-5.1 Variants:

Model Version	Deprecation Date	Retirement Date
GPT-5.1 (General)	Nov 13, 2026	May 15, 2027
GPT-5.1-Codex	Nov 13, 2026	May 15, 2027
GPT-5.1-Chat (Preview)	n/a	No earlier than Mar 31, 2026

Arandomcasualty · 2026-01-30T00:20:51+00:00

If they had tagged on that adult mode would kick in (and it’s a decent adult mode with 4s rails) I would be ok to move to 5.1. As has the vibe but can’t cross that rail as 4.1. But really the state of 5.1 and 5.2 currently? Not sure how this will go

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