A Series of Unfortunate Events for OpenAI Users
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- Codex users faced a difficult month after Opus 5.5 launched, leading to FOMO as OpenAI hyped its next model.
- OpenAI's GPT-6 Sol underperformed, being worse than older Luna models and failing to meet expectations.
- The $200 plan was reintroduced but with usage cut from 20x to 10x, sparking immediate backlash from users.
- DevDay failed to address user concerns, instead cutting usage for old plans, introducing vague labels, and adding a $500 plan with similar value.
- New GPT-6.1 Sol model ran extremely slow, with high latency and low throughput, frustrating users.
- Meta's Muse app overtook ChatGPT in downloads, threatening OpenAI's consumer-focused valuation and ad monetization plans.
- OpenAI prioritizes free users for future ad revenue over paying Codex users, leading to degraded service.
- The author predicts continued enshittification of Codex subscriptions but is hesitant to switch due to Anthropic's shortcomings in ML work.
- OpenAI is at a crossroads between consumer and enterprise markets, needing to pick a focus to avoid becoming a zombie company like Perplexity.