Users complain GLM 5.1/5.2 feel 'creatively lobotomized'
AmberLeBon · reddit · 2026-08-29
A heavy GLM user reports on Reddit that GLM 5.2 and 5.1 have noticeably degraded in quality, intelligence and creativity — writing reads like amateur fanfiction, and the models lose context faster.
They suspect the older tiers were weakened to push users toward the newly released, pricier GLM 5.3, and ask the community for cheaper or free alternatives now that 5.2/5.1 are 'toast' (they can't afford Claude Opus-tier pricing). Personal anecdote, unverified.
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