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Users find Claude less effective for everyday research than ChatGPT

Users are reporting that Claude, while excellent for programming tasks, struggles with everyday research compared to ChatGPT. One user found Claude's responses to be superficial and less helpful for tasks like product research or recommendations, contrasting it with ChatGPT's more thorough and evidence-based approach. This has led to questions about whether Claude's limitations are inherent or a result of prompting techniques. AI

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Users find Claude less effective for everyday research than ChatGPT

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/ondravojta ·

    Is Claude bad at everyday research, or am I just prompting it wrong?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I mainly use AI for programming, where I find Claude excellent. However, when it comes to everyday tasks outside of work, such as researching products before buying, comparing options, finding reliable reviews, or getting recommendations (e.g. bo…