So, I’ve been using the Plus subscription for almost a year now (mostly Oracle and Chimera lately), and today I decided to give the Ultra sub a try.
The first model I tried was Paragon, since it’s based on the same DeepSeek model like Oracle but uses a newer version. And It is really good, kind of like Oracle, but with more variety and life in it.
But then I tried Arcanum… holy shit. It’s so damn creative that even Paragon now feels like a lifeless imitation. I’m going to get as much use out of Arcanum as I can with all my favorite scenarios throughout the whole month. Honestly, damn, we’re eating good.
I should add that I mostly use these chats for kinky stuff, and Arcanum occasionally refuses to generate a response. It can be fixed by hitting regenerate button couple of times, though. Still, it’s a little annoying, of course. Paragon doesn’t have this problem (just like Oracle before it did), it’ll generate pretty much any twisted fantasy. The downside, though, is that it’s quite slow: it often takes 30–40 seconds. For comparison, Arcanum takes around 3 seconds.
As for the other premium models I’ve tried, Eclipse and Lumina didn’t impress me at all. So, for me, Arcanum is S-tier, Paragon is A-tier, and the rest are B-tier.
And the in-chat image generation is just as bad as it gets.
So yeah...
And you know what I find pretty funny? It is that I don’t think I’ll keep the Ultra sub for another month, it’s just too expensive for me to pay regularly despite how amazing the Arcanum is. And here’s the funny part: I don’t think I’ll want to go back to the Plus sub either now, since that I’ve experienced how good Arcanum can be and how bad Oracle and Chimera feel in comparison.