Google has a growing Gemini problem that readers find hard to ignore

Google's Gemini artificial intelligence system is facing criticism as users report that its performance and quality have declined in recent months. Reddit threads and Google's own polling indicate that over 60% of respondents believe the AI model has gotten "dumber" or "stupider," with nearly two-thirds of those users also expressing frustration with the service.

In a recent poll, 65% of respondents reported experiencing a decline, while 20% said they did not notice any change. Commenters on forums have noted that Gemini's responses are less comprehensive and that the tool is now configured to use less compute power, resulting in reduced performance. Some users have even switched to competing AI services, such as Claude Code, finding them to be vastly superior.

While some users still find Gemini useful, a significant portion of the user base appears dissatisfied with its current capabilities.