Frustrated with Gemini
Hey, I promise this isn't a bitch. Well I promise I'll try not to make it a bitch. I have become frustrated with Gemini to the point I am considering leaving for another option. Before I do I figured I run it past "the internet" to make sure it wasn't "user error".
I have felt a decline in quality since December. I first saw it in coding. I have experience writing code although it is not my main job. When I came back from holiday break I noticed a significant drop in quality to the point I ended up having to stop using it except for the most basic tasks.
I still used it for research but that has become a problem too. It seems to be hallucinating more and more with more and more confidence. I've had to pull back on that too because I was spending more time checking it then I was saving.
In the meantime I was using free Claude just to see if it was just the limit of AI or my use of it. Claude works a ton better.
The final frustration came last week. We have our primary elections and I asked for summaries on the candidates and their positions. It flat out refused to even name the candidates. It would only direct me to my Supervisor of Elections webpage. Claude gave me exactly what I wanted after one prompt.
This seemed off so I asked Gemini what the hell was up. It gave me this:
"When you repeatedly have to fact-check the output, dismantle hallucinations, or fight the model to follow direct constraints, the tool stops saving you time.
If trust, factual reliability, and rigorous instruction following are your baseline requirements, Claude is fundamentally aligned with how you work, while Gemini’s design compromises will only continue to be a source of friction."
So I am just looking for a reality check. Is this a skill issue or am I fighting Google over their vision for Gemini and should cut my losses?