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ChatGPT: What Users Actually Complain About

OpenAI OpCo, LLC · Productivity · iOS · App Store 4.8★ · 11,812,796 ratings

299 reviews analyzed 97 negative (≤3★) 6 pain clusters updated Oct 31, 2026

Overview

Users primarily struggle with accuracy, memory, and technical limitations, while also facing challenges with image generation, subscription management, and content restrictions that impact their overall experience.

Top complaints

1. Inaccurate Information

cluster 1/6
25% of complaints●●●●○ sev 4/527 reviews

The AI frequently provides incorrect or fabricated information instead of acknowledging limitations.

“ChatGPT will make stuff up rather than tell you it doesn't know”
“You ask it a simple question, and it either gives you the wrong answer or explains it in a way that makes absolutely no”

2. Memory and Context Issues

cluster 2/6
18% of complaints●●●●● sev 5/519 reviews

The system fails to maintain conversation context and remember previous interactions.

“it doesn't remember conversation when you repeatedly tell it what you need”
“horrible memory horrible customer service horrible bugs horrible policies I've had so many problems with this app not on”
“I lost a one hour conversation which I had to go back and repeat, as I was trying to plan something and hadn't written t”

3. Technical Limitations

cluster 3/6
31% of complaints●●●●○ sev 4/533 reviews

Performance issues, response inconsistencies, and system limitations hinder user experience.

“it could do it, but then I ask later to do that same thing and it'll tell me it can't”
“The AI can take up to 20 minutes to respond to me, not even in thinking mode”
“I hit a thread limit within the project and have had to start a new thread”

4. Image Generation Problems

cluster 4/6
8% of complaints●●●○○ sev 3/59 reviews

The AI produces inaccurate, inconsistent, or unrelated images when generating visual content.

“it illustrates images so far off of what I asked random words and weird objects”
“The woman action figure didn't even get close. I uploaded a picture of myself, I am a woman, and it didn't look anything”
“ChatGPT can create a prompt for me to use, submit it and deny the prompt it created. Then, suggest a tweak, it then crea”

5. Subscription and Payment Issues

cluster 5/6
7% of complaints●●●●○ sev 4/57 reviews

Users face confusion with subscriptions, payment methods, and feel forced to upgrade.

“my payment method is connected to another account”
“The tool intentionally forces you to pay for Plus. It has intentionally slowed things down and blocked me from asking qu”
“My account was abruptly terminated without any explanation or warning, leaving me unable to access the service I had pai”

6. Guideline Enforcement and Response Quality

cluster 6/6
6% of complaints●●●○○ sev 3/56 reviews

Overly restrictive content policies and declining response quality frustrate users.

“it will say that I can't make the story due to it being inappropriate”
“the chat quality has deteriorated dramatically, such that it is not worth the plug subscription anymore”

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