ChatGPT Update Bashed: Broken UI, Integration, and Quality Drop

XGatsbyX · reddit · 2026-08-21

A power user criticizes the recent ChatGPT update as a "complete disaster." Key issues include inconsistent UI across platforms, chaotic integration with Codex causing mixed-up projects, lost sessions, and involuntary model/thinking toggles. Response quality has plummeted, with the model failing to scan repositories or understand context, rendering previously flawless prompts useless.

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