ChatGPT Plus users report 'thinking' time doubled in 2025 with no quality gain
Gazialp · reddit · 2026-10-08
A ChatGPT Plus subscriber of over a year reports that the model's visible 'thinking' phase has noticeably lengthened in 2025—from 3-5 seconds to often 10-15+ seconds—without proportionally better answers, sometimes feeling the same or slightly worse.
The poster speculates about heavier models or increased load and asks whether others are seeing the same pattern.
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