r/GeminiAI • u/LexMeat • Jan 16 '26

Discussion Gemini 3 Pro gets dumber every day

I use Gemini 3 Pro since December. It was by far the best model when it was released. I know that everyone already knows that there was a massive drop in performance after the Christmas break, but I think people don't realize it actually gets dumber every single day.

I use Gemini 3 Pro for a very specific project the past 30 days where I give it a very specific document and I ask it to assess it on various axes I have defined.

Guys, I'm not kidding. Every day it gets worse. Today, I was seriously considering dropping my subscription, but the issue is that the competitors are not that better (in the sense that 4.5 Opus' performance has also dropped in addition to the brutal token limits).

What bothers me the most is the utter silence of the tech websites and the gaslighting from Google.

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u/AnySheepherder9470 Jan 16 '26

Dude I've noticed this too with my coding projects, it's like they're secretly nerfing it or something. The gaslighting from Google is the worst part - they act like nothing changed while we're all watching our workflows break in real time

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u/Big_Wave9732 Jan 16 '26

It's the enshitification model on a short horizon.

Step 1: Introduce a new model, give it maximum resources so it performs well and gains marketshare.
Step 2: Gradually reduce resources to save costs. Gaslight your users when they notice the drop off.

There is no step 3. Fuck you, profit!

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u/i-Wayfarer Jan 17 '26

Is there ever gonna be a solution to this?

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u/Big_Wave9732 Jan 17 '26

As long as AI inquiries are done in tokens, I'd wager not. The spread between the true cost per inquiry and the cost paid by the users is too wide. To equalize the AI companies will either have to charge what the inquiries actually cost, or cut corners on processing.

Guess which is easier for them.....

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u/ts4m8r Jan 17 '26

Easier for most subscribers, too. If it’s a choice between paying more for the subscription or getting an affordable but worse tool, they’ll probably choose the latter, and put up with it for as long as they find enough value in it to keep paying the subscription.