I totally get that frustration. I was kinda nervous about switching away from what I knew, but honestly I am so happy with Anthropic Claude 3.5 Sonnet right now. It just works well for creative stuff. The writing feels way more human and less repetitive than ChatGPT, and it hasn't let me down on the reliability side yet. I also gave Google Gemini 1.5 Pro a shot because of that memory issue you mentioned. Its pretty impressive how much it can actually remember from the start of a project without getting confused. I personally prefer the voice of Claude for my stories, but Gemini is a great safe bet if you're tired of the goldfish memory thing. Both of these made me way more satisfied with my writing process. You should definitely give them a look if you want something that feels more stable for a big book.

Been thinking about this. In my experience, general-purpose bots always hit a wall with long novels. I have tried many setups over the years and found that specialized tools are more practical.

• NovelAI Kayra 13B Model is built specifically for fiction and wont censor you.
• Sudowrite Professional Plan uses multiple models to track your story bible. Basically, you need a system designed for books, not just a chat box.

Like someone mentioned, those general bots always hit a wall eventually. I tried writing a thriller once and the AI totally forgot who the killer was by chapter five lol. Honestly, you might want to be careful about relying too much on the AI memory. I found that keeping a separate doc with a timeline was the only way to stay sane, even if it feels like extra work.

Like someone mentioned, those general purpose bots really do hit a wall eventually. Theyre tuned to be helpful assistants, not novelists, so you get that repetitive tapestry and shiver down the spine nonsense after a while. In my experience, you gotta look at the models that arent trying to be your best friend.

• Command R Plus 104B is my go-to for long docs. It has a huge 128k context window and handles logic way better than GPT without getting as repetitive.
• Midnight Miqu 70B is probably the best for prose right now. Its a community model you can find on OpenRouter, and it feels much more like a real author. No flowery junk or fake sounding dialogue.
• If you want to try something different, DeepSeek V2.5 is surprisingly good at following complex plots and its way cheaper than a monthly sub. Honestly, the assistant vibe in ChatGPT is what kills the creativity. Switching to something like Llama 3.1 70B Instruct might also surprise you... it follows complex instructions for story bibles way better than what youre used to. Just gotta keep experimenting until you find the right voice for your world...

Been thinking. @Reply #1 - good point! To cut costs, use Mistral Large 2 123B on OpenRouter.

• No $20 sub
• Pay-per-token Its way cheaper if you dont write daily.