Free ChatGPT accounts inconsistent when invoking apps

[bgonzalez]

Certain queries produce inconsistent results when attempting to invoke apps on free accounts.

In the screenshot below, I query for “hotels ams”, which the LLM correctly interprets but doesn’t call the app.

Thanks in advance!

[basso]

Are there any news on this problem? This is a recurring theme lately:

Free ChatGPT accounts inconsistent when invoking apps

Certain queries produce inconsistent results when attempting to invoke apps on free accounts. In the screenshot below, I query for “hotels ams”, which the LLM correctly interprets but doesn’t call the app. [Screenshot 2026-06-10 at 5.40.22 PM] Thanks in advance!

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