Downgraded from GPT-5.6 Plus to GPT-6 Go: user details a stark quality drop
mad-milk · reddit · 2026-10-22
A Reddit user who downgraded due to unemployment compares GPT-5.6 Plus and GPT-6 Go: the old tier challenged his assumptions and engaged intellectually, while the new Luna persona is relentlessly agreeable, hard to push into deeper thinking, and opens every reply by addressing him by name. He infers a "commit carefully, explain eagerly, mirror enthusiastically" design aimed at younger audiences, and wonders whether the sycophancy is inherent to GPT-6, specific to the Go tier, or a deliberate OpenAI product shift.
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