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Users slam free ChatGPT as 'awful' and 'terrible' compared to local LLMs

Users are expressing significant dissatisfaction with the free version of ChatGPT, describing its performance as "awful" and "terrible." One user suggests that OpenAI might be using a sub-20b model with online search enabled for the free tier to cut costs, especially when compared to local LLMs like Gemma 4 31b, which they found to be of much higher quality. This sentiment indicates a perceived decline in the free ChatGPT experience, leading users to seek alternatives. AI

IMPACT Suggests a potential decline in user satisfaction with free AI tools, driving interest in alternative local LLMs.

RANK_REASON User opinions and comparisons of existing models, not a new release or significant industry event.

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Users slam free ChatGPT as 'awful' and 'terrible' compared to local LLMs

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/AnimalPuzzleheaded71 ·

    The standard free ChatGPT LLM you get after a few messages HAS to be some sub-20b model with online search enabled, no other way to explain how awful it is

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Recently bought into the local LLM hype by buying a 32gb vram gpu and holy shit, gemma 4 31b at 5bits blows the standard ChatGPT model out of the fucking water. I just can't unsee the quality difference now that I've experienced it. Does Openai j…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Holy shit it's just terrible. My experience with LLMs, in this case ChatGPT, is always overwhelmingly this bad of an experience. All I wanted was some illustrat

    Holy shit it's just terrible. My experience with LLMs, in this case ChatGPT, is always overwhelmingly this bad of an experience. All I wanted was some illustrations. # llm # ai # chatgpt