> Claude keeps looping and GPT-4 gets so repetitive past the 2k mark its driving me crazy. I totally feel your pain man. Honestly, standard chat interfaces are just garbage for anything over a couple thousand words. I've had issues with GPT-4 basically lobotomizing itself halfway through a big project and its super frustrating. Unfortunately most models lose the plot once the context window gets crowded. If you have a $100 budget, you should definitely check out Jasper AI Pro Plan. They have a long-form editor that actually manages the context better than just raw prompting. Another solid option is Google Gemini 1.5 Pro because that massive 2-million token window helps avoid that repetitive looping you're seeing. It basically remembers the start of your 5k guide while writing the end, which most other stuff just fails at right now.

To add to the point above: the context window is usually what kills these long guides. Just catching up on the thread... quick question tho, is this guide heavy on SEO or more of a creative piece? In my experience, you need a tool that builds a structure first:

• KoalaWriter Professional Plan handles 5k words without looping
• Surfer SEO AI Content Editor is better for data-driven guides Both fit your $100 budget easily so you wont go over.

I think youre just hitting the limit of what a single prompt can do. Im pretty satisfied working in smaller chunks, tho im not 100% sure if a perfect long-form tool actually exists yet. I've got some reliability worries:

• Hallucinations get way worse after 3k words.
• Data privacy concerns with some of these newer wrappers.
• The AI losing the clients specific voice halfway through. Breaking it down into chapters usually works well for me.

Unfortunately, standard chat interfaces arent as good as expected for 5,000 words. I had issues with output quality dropping fast. You should switch to Jasper AI Pro Plan specifically for the long-form document mode. It allows you to feed the AI specific context for each paragraph. This methodical approach usually stops the repetition and looping problems youre seeing with Claude.