A shadow of its former self
I used Symbolab for a differential equations class back in 2019. It was so good that I paid for it.
Now, 6 years later, it's worse. I've lost count of the times I had to:
- Refresh a page, clear all the garbage in the URL, and then input the same equation again, since it wouldnât solve.
- Break down a problem into smaller steps because itâs not capable of solving a large equation for W, even though itâs completely capable of solving the same equation for W once some steps are done.
- Switch letters because, for some reason, âXâ and âxâ may be the difference between âsolvableâ and ânot solvable.â
- And now, having to find a way to do what Iâve been doing this whole afternoon because it decided my â, solve for vâ input is not valid anymore..
Seriously, if the only reason to use AI is to cut costs, then donât.








