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 wouldn’t solve.
- Break down a problem into smaller steps because it’s not capable of solving a large equation for W, even though it’s completely capable of solving the same equation for W once some steps are done.
- Switch letters because, for some reason, “X” and “x” may be the difference between “solvable” and “not solvable.”
- And now, having to find a way to do what I’ve been doing this whole afternoon because it decided my “, solve for v” input is not valid anymore..
Seriously, if the only reason to use AI is to cut costs, then don’t.








