I really don’t like this new update to the model.

Just being honest — the old version was way better for what I was doing.

I’ve been using this model mainly to create anime-style characters for my stories. Since the update, everything feels off. The art style is totally different — more exaggerated, stylized in a weird way, and it doesn’t match the classic anime look I was working with before. The characters I built and grew attached to just don’t look right anymore.

Yeah, I get that even with the old model there were small differences from image to image — like a character might be a little shorter, taller, or their expression would shift slightly. But that was fine. It actually gave them more personality and made them feel unique without overdoing it. It was subtle. It wasn’t all over the place like it is now.

With the old model, I could generate the characters how I wanted — and I’d end up with over 200 stills of the same character that I could use for storytelling. It was almost like building a storyboard. And if one didn’t come out quite right, I could just tweak the prompt a little and get a better version without losing the look.

Now with this update? I can’t even get the same character to look consistent from one image to the next. Each picture looks exaggeratedly different, like it’s a different art style or an entirely different character. The faces, proportions, vibe — all over the place. They go way off model.

And worst of all, I’ve lost that fine control we had. The brackets like ((( ))) actually worked before — to fine-tune things like bust size, height, body shape, emotions, you name it. Now, even without the brackets, it feels like the model is jumping to extremes for no reason. I don’t want my characters to be cartoonishly altered just because I said “tall” or “serious.”

All I’m saying is: for the love of god, bring the old model back. Or at the very least, give us the option to use the old one. Some people might love this new version, and that’s fine. But for people like me who were relying on the older model for consistent, story-based character generation, this is a real setback.

Anyone else feeling the same?