General assistant

ChatGPT

Writing, analysis, ideation, coding and multimodal work

FAST assessment

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Best use cases

Writing, analysis, ideation, coding and multimodal work. Start with a narrow, reversible task and compare the result with your current method.

Strength

Broad capability and flexible workflows.

Watch carefully

Verify data controls, plan limits and commercial terms.

Pricing and access

Plans, limits and regional availability change. Confirm the current free tier, trial, paid plans, usage caps and cancellation terms on the provider's official website before subscribing.

Privacy and commercial rights

Review data retention, model-training controls, admin permissions, export options and rights to generated output. Avoid sensitive information until those settings are understood.

Alternatives

Compare at least one general-purpose alternative and one category-specific alternative using the same real task.