DeepSeek chat has really gone downhill for fiction writing

Hello, I used to love DeepSeek for fiction writing. The web version was genuinely so good, and it was one of the few AI tools that made writing stories enjoyable. But lately, the quality has really gone down. The writing feels repetitive, with the same phrases, descriptions, and ideas appearing over and over again. The creativity and natural flow that made it so good seem to be missing. The regeneration limit is also frustrating. Sometimes I just want to regenerate a response because the writing isn't quite right, but I can't keep doing that. I know there is a paid version, but I am having difficulty understanding how it works. I've heard about using the API, but honestly, I don't really understand how it works. I'm not even sure whether using the API would actually improve the writing quality or just give me a different way to access the same model. I just want to enjoy writing fiction on the web version like I used to, without having to figure out complicated technical stuff. It's honestly disappointing because DeepSeek used to be so good at this. I really hope the quality improves and that the regeneration limits become more reasonable. Does anyone else feel the same way? Have you noticed a change in the quality of the fiction writing? I am currently using qwen but too much censorship. Any good alternatives even paid ones? Thank you so much.