I'm loving this race to the bottom.
I'm not having that experience. So far each major model update has been at least slightly better than the last, in ways I've found useful. Can't say it's perfect, or able to do exactly what I want without a decent amount of instruction/implementation/docs, but it's been useful enough to keep paying for it.
same, I have my popcorn - https://s-1.vercel.app/posts/why-openrouter-can-be-the-next-...