ChatGPT - Dumber and Dumber. Alternatives?

I like using ChatGPT to sort through local ordinance documentation or thick legal documents. I also use it as an organizational tool for time planning, meal prep etc.

Is it just me, or is ChatGPT getting dumber and slower every single day? Constant errors. Failed requests. Disconnects. And just plain bad results. Looking for alternatives I can self host to stop paying for this garbage performance.