Claude
Best for: Writing, analysis, code
Anthropic's assistant: strong writing, analysis and coding, with projects and artifacts for longer work.
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Chat assistants for everyday work
“Which general AI assistant should I use day to day?”
The big general assistants. Most people end up keeping two.
Fix it yourself in 3 steps
- Try the same real task in two assistants.
- Keep the one whose answer you'd actually use.
- Revisit every few months — they change fast.
Copy this prompt
I'm going to give you a real task I do every week: [task]. Do it, then tell me what you'd need from me to do it better next time.
Fill in the [brackets]. Each prompt says when the AI should stop, so it doesn't wander off.
Tools for this
ChatGPT
Best for: Widest feature set
OpenAI's assistant with the broadest feature set: voice, images, search and a large app ecosystem.
Visit ChatGPT ↗Grok
Best for: Real-time info, everywhere you go
xAI's assistant with real-time X data — and it's everywhere you are: iPhone, Android, desktop, the web, X, and built into Tesla cars. Grok Bot can also run tasks for you on a schedule.
Visit Grok ↗Gemini
Best for: Google Workspace users
Google's assistant, woven into Gmail, Docs and Android. Strongest if you live in Google's apps.
Visit Gemini ↗Perplexity
Best for: Research with citations
An answer engine that searches the web and cites its sources. Built for research questions.
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