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In what is becoming almost an annual exercise we revisit the main AI tools to see which (if any) has the edge in accomplishing 5 challenging tasks, each designed to test a different aspect of the use of AI. Which AI tools we'll test, and the 5 challenges each will face Test 1- analysing emails by importance Test 2 - creating a travel bingo card Test 3 - creativity Test 4 - summarising and presenting information Test 5 - coding challenge to produce the longest word chains The final conclusion - not all AI tools are the same (this blog)

Comparing how well the main AI tools deal with 5 difficult challenges

Part seven of a seven-part series of blogs

In what is becoming almost an annual exercise we revisit the main AI tools to see which (if any) has the edge in accomplishing 5 challenging tasks, each designed to test a different aspect of the use of AI.

Which AI tools we'll test, and the 5 challenges each will face
Test 1- analysing emails by importance
Test 2 - creating a travel bingo card
Test 3 - creativity
Test 4 - summarising and presenting information
Test 5 - coding challenge to produce the longest word chains
The final conclusion - not all AI tools are the same (this blog)

Posted by Andy Brown on 11 May 2026

It turns out that not all AI tools are the same. Here are the results of my 5 tests:

AI tool	Test 1	Test 2	Test 3	Test 4	Test 5	Total
ChatGPT	9	9	9	10	9	46
Claude	9	6	9	8	9	41
Copilot	7	8	8	6	5	34
Gemini	7	7	9	10	9	42

In running these tests I've got to know the tools well, and I would be happy using any of them apart from Copilot (I do worry that the goalposts weren't level, but this is Microsoft's fault for charging an extra annual cost for Copilot 365 Business). The exception to this is if my work involved a lot of image generation, as in this area I feel Claude has a lot of catching up to do.

For those who back the QuitGPT campaign these results won't make happy reading, but they reinforce what I've found previously: ChatGPT may not be the best in any individual category, but it is an excellent all-rounder with no real weaknesses.

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