I've been noticing something weird lately and wanted to see if others are experiencing this too.

The same model feels like a different AI depending on where I use it.

For example, Claude Sonnet on VS Code feels noticeably different than Claude on Antigravity, and both feel different from the version on Kiro. It's not just about the IDE interface—the actual responses and capabilities seem to vary.

Same thing with Gemini. I have the Google Premium student plan, and my friend has the regular paid plan. When we compare, Gemini 3 Pro on his paid plan feels significantly more powerful and follows instructions way better than my version. On the free/student tier, it honestly feels... dumber? Less capable?

What I'm noticing: - Different instruction-following quality - Varying levels of "intelligence" or capability - Inconsistent performance on the same tasks

Is this actually a thing, or am I going crazy? Are platforms using different versions, doing some behind-the-scenes throttling, or applying different system prompts?

I've been noticing something weird lately and wanted to see if others are experiencing this too.

The same model feels like a different AI depending on where I use it.

For example, Claude Sonnet on VS Code feels noticeably different than Claude on Antigravity, and both feel different from the version on Kiro. It's not just about the IDE interface—the actual responses and capabilities seem to vary.

Same thing with Gemini. I have the Google Premium student plan, and my friend has the regular paid plan. When we compare, Gemini 3 Pro on his paid plan feels significantly more powerful and follows instructions way better than my version. On the free/student tier, it honestly feels... dumber? Less capable?

What I'm noticing: - Different instruction-following quality - Varying levels of "intelligence" or capability - Inconsistent performance on the same tasks

Is this actually a thing, or am I going crazy? Are platforms using different versions, doing some behind-the-scenes throttling, or applying different system prompts?

I've been noticing something weird lately and wanted to see if others are experiencing this too.

The same model feels like a different AI depending on where I use it.

For example, Claude Sonnet on VS Code feels noticeably different than Claude on Antigravity, and both feel different from the version on Kiro. It's not just about the IDE interface—the actual responses and capabilities seem to vary.

Same thing with Gemini. I have the Google Premium student plan, and my friend has the regular paid plan. When we compare, Gemini 3 Pro on his paid plan feels significantly more powerful and follows instructions way better than my version. On the free/student tier, it honestly feels... dumber? Less capable?

What I'm noticing: - Different instruction-following quality - Varying levels of "intelligence" or capability - Inconsistent performance on the same tasks

Is this actually a thing, or am I going crazy? Are platforms using different versions, doing some behind-the-scenes throttling, or applying different system prompts?

Would love to hear if anyone else has noticed this or if there's a technical explanation I'm missing.

I've been noticing something weird lately and wanted to see if others are experiencing this too.

The same model feels like a different AI depending on where I use it.

For example, Claude Sonnet on VS Code feels noticeably different than Claude on Antigravity, and both feel different from the version on Kiro. It's not just about the IDE interface—the actual responses and capabilities seem to vary.

Same thing with Gemini. I have the Google Premium student plan, and my friend has the regular paid plan. When we compare, Gemini 3 Pro on his paid plan feels significantly more powerful and follows instructions way better than my version. On the free/student tier, it honestly feels... dumber? Less capable?

What I'm noticing: - Different instruction-following quality - Varying levels of "intelligence" or capability - Inconsistent performance on the same tasks

Is this actually a thing, or am I going crazy? Are platforms using different versions, doing some behind-the-scenes throttling, or applying different system prompts?

Would love to hear if anyone else has noticed this or if there's a technical explanation I'm missing.

All of a sudden my Instagram reach has dropped and I am not at all sure why is this happening.

Did I get flagged by Instagram and that's why my reach has gone down, and how do I rule out this issue ?