A few days ago, I decided to upgrade to the Pro plan, and since then, my experience has been significantly worse compared to the Plus plan, to the point of being almost unusable. Below, I detail the main issues I have encountered:
- Reduced Context Limit:
- Unlike the o1 and o1-mini models in Plus, the context limit in Pro is significantly lower.
- This causes the chat to lose track of the conversation every few messages, making it necessary to repeatedly explain the same things and losing the flow of the discussion.
- This problem persists even in new conversations, after very few interactions.
- Errors with "Long "Messages and “Finished thinking”:
- When attempting to send messages with more than 500-600 lines of code, I often receive an error indicating that the message is too long and to try again.
- When this error does not occur, the phrase “Finished thinking” frequently appears, halting the conversation without providing a useful response, it just returns that, and even if I try again x times the same thing still happens.
- Occasionally, instead of “Finished thinking,” I receive a direct error message asking me to try again.
- Instability Across Different Modes:
- I’ve tried the o1, o1-mini, and o1 Pro modes, both with the “reasoning” option enabled and disabled, but the problem persists in all of them.
- Switching models within the same conversation does not resolve the issue.
- Persistent Issues in New Conversations:
- Even when starting new conversations, errors appear quickly, regardless of the accumulated size of the messages.
- I have tried recommended solutions from other posts, such as clearing the cache, without success.
- Comparison with the Plus Plan:
- These issues did not occur for me with the Plus plan and the o1 limited models.
- The user experience has drastically worsened after upgrading to the Pro plan.
The most frustrating aspect is that I’ve paid ten times more for a service that, instead of enhancing my experience, has actually made it significantly worse. I was four days trying to regain a workflow similar to the one I had with Plus, but it’s impossible to achieve. This issue not only impacts my productivity, but also makes the additional investment feel completely wasted.
References to Similar Cases:
Beyond the fact that I can’t get it to work on o1 (not Pro), I understand that the way o1 Pro works is different, and for some tasks, o1 should be used. However, if this o1 Pro mode is designed to tackle complex problems, how is it supposed to work if we don’t have the minimal context to explain the issue?
I am surprised by the lack of similar complaints and am unsure if this problem affects a minority of subscribers or is more widespread. It is unbelievable that, by paying more, the service has actually worsened.
Is anyone else experiencing these same issues?