Is it just me, or has ChatGPT gotten agonizingly slow lately?

[u/SevenSky_Tech1]

Seriously, ever since OpenAI rolled out the newer models to free users, the response speeds feel like they've tanked.

Sometimes I’m sitting there for 10–15 seconds just staring at a blank screen before it even starts typing. Other times, it types out answers at a snail's pace, pausing mid-sentence like it’s contemplating its life choices.

I get that millions of new people are clogging up the servers and burning through GPUs right now, but it's making it almost unusable for quick tasks.

A couple of things I’ve noticed that semi-help:

Starting a fresh chat: If a thread gets even remotely long, the lag becomes unbearable because it re-reads the whole history. New chats seem slightly snappier.

The classic hard refresh: Sometimes the browser tab just gives up on life and needs a full cache reload.

Are you guys experiencing this too, or is my internet just trash? If you found any workarounds to bypass the peak-hour lag, please drop them below.

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[u/GrizzlyKirk]

I’m noticing that too. Even just two messages in on the new model and my computer and phone decide too slow down considerably to the point it won’t let me scroll.

[u/warrenboofit42069]

It’s just wrong all the time. Like it doesn’t think hard enough, just makes up an answer that sounds like it makes sense. Or I upload a photo or spreadsheet and it literally doesn’t even read it. I have to check the work for it. ChatGPT sucks.

[u/zkcanuck]

It’s crazy how much faster Claude is.

[u/CleanAde]

Yes. GPT is insanely slow. Moved to claude cause of their halving and their speed.

[u/xylitol777]

deleting chats is very slow, taking 10-20 seconds.

So for now, I just create project folders, move chats there and then delete the project folder.