Ask HN: Is anyone considering cancelling their ChatGPT subscription?

The article discusses users' experiences with the ChatGPT subscription service. Some users are considering cancelling their subscriptions due to the service becoming increasingly unstable, with frequent failures. They express frustration that their monthly fee seems to be more about funding research than ensuring a functional service.

However, other users find value in the service, particularly the 3.5-turbo version, which they find cost-effective and useful for intelligent decision making in their applications and backend processes. Some users also find the 4 version useful for their custom GPTs, despite the forced 1.5k token system prompt in every response.

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Some users are considering cancelling their ChatGPT subscription due to its recent instability and failure issues.
Others argue that GPT 3.5-turbo is a cost-effective and intelligent alternative to GPT 4, despite being a bit slower.
However, some users find GPT 3.5 unreliable and less useful for detailed prompts, preferring GPT 4 for their needs.
There is criticism over the new 1.5k token system prompt being forced into every response, making the API more sensible for most purposes.

Ask HN: Is anyone considering cancelling their ChatGPT subscription?

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