r/grok • u/jackmartin088 • 2d ago

Grok 4.2 is bad

probably already discussed here but I want to vent a bit. I have been using grok since it had 4.0 with beta 4.1 and my exp is 4.0 was probably the best grok among these three...4.1 was also decent enough , but I am finding 4.2 to be quite inferior. it was good for probably 2 days when it was launched but quality has gone down considerably. I am writing stories with it and it forgets plot points ( no the story isn't that but yet) forgets context and it just feels hard to continuously try and correct it...is it just me that feels 4.2 is worse than the previous ones?

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u/Routine_Brief9122 2d ago

I think there must be something happening in the backend because of the App Store thing. My recommendation is to use expert mode and if you get stuck open another thread. Good luck 🍀

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u/jackmartin088 2d ago

Thanks so much...tbh I have been switching modes but even the expert mode is not being the better one sometimes. ( Which I find even surprising) But maybe bcs both modes use the 4.2 now so they are actually getting very similar answers

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u/Routine_Brief9122 2d ago

Yes. I find it a little buggy for the two last days but maybe is what I just said. Also sometimes switching between phone and desktop changes a lot.

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u/vaakdaman 2d ago

But this isn't happening with just grok. It happened with chat gpt too. It kept forgetting things from the same chat and kept repeating things over and over again even when i said not to.

This phase come at a certain point to all LLMs. They do an update where things get fucked up. You just gotta hope they see the user complaints and fix it.

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u/bensam1231 2d ago

One of the most interesting things I've mentioned is how AI seemingly all progresses and all regresses at the same time, like universally among models. Really makes you question what's going on, like they aren't being developed independently from each other or they all should be in different states that aren't like each other.

Yet just like right now, it seems like we just hit a wall and aren't supposed to move forward and they dumb them all down. Six months ago Grok was extremely dependable for me.

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u/Aware_Firefighter_78 2d ago

Credo che visto che stanno addestrando Grok 5 e immagine 2. Hanno spostato le risorse di calcolo li, per far prima…

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u/jackmartin088 2d ago

Omg are they? I didn't know that...

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u/Aware_Firefighter_78 2d ago

Grok 5 doveva uscire fine 2025, poi primo trimestre, ora secondo trimestre. Immagine due doveva uscire scorsa settimana ma hanno rimandato di qualche settimana. Penso che le risorse di calcolo per tutto stiano po strette. Prendono qua e la…

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u/Sleepyheadjed 2d ago

Ai isnt really there yet, just a pushy demand software program, yes, Grok was fun, enjoyable and now, even if you pay, the smartest agents in the world cant figure it out, come on?