I’m not here to join the outrage, but let’s be real – OpenAI handled the rollout of 5.0 poorly. They forced a migration, removing 4.0, 4.5, and 3.0 overnight, without a legacy option, and Plus users didn’t get a choice. I understand the cost-cutting logic, but cheaper to serve doesn’t always mean better for every use case.
5.0 is cleaner and good for some tasks, but it’s clearly slower on intuitive reasoning and has a flattened, neutral tone. For those who used ChatGPT as more than a code generator, such as creative, conversational, human-feeling work, that loss is real.
Trust takes a hit when you remove what many people were paying for and replace it without recourse. Both the technical improvements and the downgrade can be true.
It’s time to acknowledge that 5.0 is a disappointment for many users, and OpenAI should have handled the transition better.