ChatGPT

OpenAI, ChatGPT, Claude & prompting

General-purpose AI assistant for writing, research, analysis and coding, available on web, desktop and mobile.

  • Projects to keep files and chats together
  • Custom GPTs: reusable assistants with your own instructions and files
  • Deep research for multi-source reports
  • Agent mode for multi-step tasks in a browser
  • Codex for coding tasks
  • Business and Enterprise plans with admin controls

Best for: Drafting, troubleshooting help, learning new tech and scripting support.

Claude

Anthropic, ChatGPT, Claude & prompting

AI assistant from Anthropic for writing, analysis, research and coding, known for long documents and careful reasoning.

  • Projects with shared knowledge and custom instructions
  • Artifacts and file creation for documents, code and apps
  • Connectors to tools and data via the Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Research across the web and connected sources
  • Claude Code for agentic coding in the terminal, desktop or IDE
  • Claude in Excel, PowerPoint and Chrome, plus Team and Enterprise plans

Best for: Reviewing long documents, writing runbooks, building scripts and automating repetitive work.

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