By skyforbes The setup:
I used ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Grok with the EXACT same prompts for my daily work tasks:
– Writing marketing emails
– Analyzing customer data
– Creating social media content
– Debugging code for automations
– Research and summarization
Here's what I found after 7 days:
ChatGPT (GPT-4o): Still the best all-rounder. Fast, reliable, handles context well. But sometimes gives that "AI smell" in writing. 8/10
Claude: Honestly surprised me. Better at nuanced writing and actually follows instructions more precisely. Caught errors ChatGPT missed. 8.5/10
Gemini: Great for research with citations. Struggled with creative tasks. Felt like it was trying too hard to be safe. 6.5/10
Perplexity: BEST for research, hands down. Live sources + citations saved me hours of fact-checking. But not great for content creation. 7/10 (9/10 for research only)
Grok: The wildcard. Unfiltered answers were sometimes hilarious, sometimes useless. Fun but not reliable for work. 5/10
The unexpected winner for productivity?
Using them TOGETHER. ChatGPT for first drafts, Claude for refinement, Perplexity for fact-checking.
My honest take:
No single AI "won." The real productivity hack is knowing which tool to use for what.
What's YOUR daily driver? Curious if others have found similar results.