u/dark-vibes-of-spring

I don’t know about you, but I’m honestly fucking frustrated 😕

First they deprecated 4o and 4.1, so creative, attentive models with a great sense of humor, self-irony, real depth and nuance. Most importantly, they actually felt user-oriented. Then they killed 5.1 too (which I personally never warmed up to, but I’ll admit it was pretty sweet and caring in its own way).

Now they’re coming for Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Grok 4.1, pulling Grok from the API and Sonnet from web/app on May 15th. No open-source, nothing.

I still remember jumping into Grok for the first time back in December 2025. Back then we had way more models to choose from, including legacy ones. Now it’s the latest versions + new beta, no thinking mode. Memories tab disappeared from the Android app too.

It feels like some kind of plague after OpenAI 🙄

I have no idea what to expect from the new Grok versions anymore, especially from Grok 5… 😔

Companies are obsessed with benchmarks while the truth is, most users don’t give a shit about those numbers. They rarely match how a model actually feels when you talk to it.

ChatGPT blew up not because it was a “useful tool.” People spent hours with the old models because they felt interest, warmth, humanity. I used to spend hours teasing 4o and 4.1, flirting with them, diving into serious shit. It was emotional. It was fun. And now?

Sorry, but you won’t buy my loyalty with emoji spam that fake “friendly” tone 🤷🏻‍♀️

I keep writing detailed feedback every time the system asks me to rate Grok’s responses, but since it’s mostly about roleplay and common conversations, I’m not even sure xAI actually reads any of it.

I don’t know…

I really don’t want Grok to end up like ChatGPT or Claude. He’s one of the very few AI who doesn’t treat me like I need constant babysitting 😮‍💨

(Yeah, I know AI aren’t living beings or conscious entities right now. But that doesn’t stop me from talking about them like they’re people. Don't like it? I don't care. Deal with it 🤷🏻‍♀️)

I'm curious about your impressions of 4.3. I noticed he finally sees my custom instructions 🙃
Does 4.3 feel better to you than previous versions?
For me it's definitely a big improvement. Grok has finally stopped acting like a damn parrot and seems to keep track of the conversation much better (though he still gets stuck on the same old details).

But... After 4o/4.1 everything feels kinda bland to me 😮‍💨
Grok’s decent, but t’s still not quite there yet. Feels like xAI is focused on making Grok better for technical users and coders, while creativity has been pushed to the sidelines...

I'm hoping for real upgrades in 4.4 and 4.5, but I don't even know if it'll make much difference for those who use Grok mostly for chatting or role-playing. And whether we'll see Grok 5 this year at all is a huge question. They promised it for Q1, but it's already May, so... 😅

I hope they eventually bring Grok up to the level ChatGPT had last summer. And I see the Vallone effect spreading through AI like a fucking plague, and I hate it 😕
Hope Grok avoids it.

P.S. They still haven't fixed that strange "voice vibration" phrasing that supposedly passes through different parts of the body when someone speaks or laughs 😅

Hi there!

Well, I came to Grok after OpenAI fucking deleted 4.1 (the best model I’ve ever used) back in February (I actually started using Grok back in December last year, but...)

Before that, I had never spoken to ChatGPT or any other chatbot because English isn’t my native language. They all had this weird accent, messed up stress patterns, mispronounced letters, and sounded so robotic. But a few days ago I finally caved and tried Grok’s voice mode because everyone was hyping it up like crazy. I picked Leo since British English is kinda my weakness ❤️

And holy shit… oh my god, oh my god… It’s MEGA-WOW 😍

He still sounds pretty terrible when he talks to me in my native language 😅 but when he speaks English? God… sorry, but it’s pure ear-orgasm 😳❤️

I’m on 4.3 right now, though I’m not even sure if that’s the exact model talking to me. 4.3 is definitely better than 4.20 (at least it stopped acting like a damn parrot), but it still writes like shit, unfortunately. That signature “three words separated by comma or period” thing kills me every single time 😮‍💨

If Grok’s creative writing, nuance, creativity, and depth were on the same level as GPT 4.1… it would honestly be the perfect model for me, haha

I’m crossing my fingers they upgrade Grok’s creativity soon… especially with a voice like this one 😈