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Sol 5.6 model suddenly become very dumb

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20 Aug
Other feeds and industry voices
6 Oct
6.1-sol just disappeared from my codex

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1wyy8fx/61sol_just_disappeared_from_my_codex/"> <img alt="6.1-sol just disappeared from my codex"

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
26 Aug
Sol just got dumber

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I forgot about when exactly did this began, but gpt5.6 is now WAY dumber it was initially. like o3 or gpt5. this pattern happens always before a

OPINION · WHEN · singularityOPEN STORY
22 Aug
It just giving me fast answers

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I was using chatgbt to edit a file I had and the conversation was going for long and it was getting slower so I deleted it then I started the new

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
15 Apr
New Model Drop Feels Off

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Latest OpenAI release has me second-guessing outputs on basic tasks. It’s arguing with prompts more than helping now. Did the quality shift for

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
27 Mar
ChatGPT has become more dogmatic and that makes it much less pleasant to interact with.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>cting an output about the nexus of foam rollers and colors, maybe about fashion trends or something. Instead is says that color has no bearing on

OPINION · WHO · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
1 May
Standard voice is being rerouted to 5.3 despite being set to 5.5

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>For me, when I select GPT-5.5 Thinking with Auto-switch off; standard voice generates a response labelled GPT-5.3. If I leave voice mode and use

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
5 May
GPT-5.5 Instant: Smarter, Clearer, and More Personalized

&#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/rhiever"> /u/rhiever </a> <br /> <span><a href="https://openai.com/index/gpt-5-5-instant">[link]</a></span> &#32;

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
15 Aug
5.6 Sol isn't very useful for things it's good at, because of context limits.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I like to use AI to search for obscure things sometimes.</p> <p>Things like &quot;find me a list of anime that has these aspects&quot;. </p>

OPINION · WHEN · OpenAIOPEN STORY
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