Real ChatGPT examples (Page 12)
Real ChatGPT examples from public posts we opened and checked. Each card opens the case: what the person asked, what happened, and a prompt you can copy. Some of these worked, some partly worked, and some failed. The label on the case says whether the words are the person's own, rebuilt from their account, or our fuller version.
358 source-checked cases where people used ChatGPT. All ChatGPT cases
Find five Prime Day tech gifts under $100 each: ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini
ChatGPT, Claude and Google AI Mode picked Prime Day tech gifts under $100; Gemini was fastest with the most varied list.
WorkedGemini +2Evidence: Article or interviewView CaseFix a car's dead AC and check-engine light with a code read and a blown fuse, guided by ChatGPT
ChatGPT interpreted a check-engine code and walked the driver through replacing a blown fuse, which fixed the AC.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseFix a leak under the kitchen sink with ChatGPT's help finding the right part
ChatGPT worked out what to fix in a leak under the kitchen sink; the poster bought the part and fixed it themselves.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseFix a tankless water heater a company called 'shot' with Grok and ChatGPT
After a $6,900 replacement quote, a homeowner used Grok, ChatGPT and YouTube to fix a tankless water heater in 30 minutes.
WorkedGrok +1Evidence: Described by posterView CaseFix a washing machine that won't fill using Gemini, after ChatGPT picked the wrong part
Gemini diagnosed a washer's failed inlet valve; ChatGPT's first part didn't fit, but the DIY fix still saved about $120.
WorkedGemini +1Evidence: Described by posterView CaseGemini vs ChatGPT on a check-engine EVAP code: replace the sensor or clear the code?
Gemini said to replace a sensor; ChatGPT said to clear the code. The driver cleared it and it hasn't come back.
WorkedGemini +1Evidence: Described by posterView CaseGenerate IEP meeting questions and measurable goals from your child's current IEP with a ChatGPT prompt
A parent's ChatGPT prompt casts it as a special education advocate to prepare questions and goals for IEP meetings.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseGet a $1,400 medical bill reduced with a note drafted by ChatGPT
ChatGPT wrote a note on insurance rules for a doctor's office; the poster says the bill dropped by $1,400.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseGet a day-by-day moving plan with low-effort meals from ChatGPT
ChatGPT made a day-by-day moving plan with daily priorities, packing and meals; the poster says it made the move manageable.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseGet a dog with sudden foamy coughing to an emergency vet in time after ChatGPT flagged possible bloat
When the family dog began coughing up foam after drinking, Chase Williams asked ChatGPT to question them like a vet would.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseGet a faulty car sound system replaced free after a $10K dealer quote, with a ChatGPT complaint email
ChatGPT drafted a consumer-law email over a $10K out-of-warranty sound system; 48 hours later Subaru offered a free fix.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseGet a full refund for event tickets the seller didn't have, by finding a gap in their terms with ChatGPT
ChatGPT found a resale site's terms weren't followed at checkout; with complaints filed, the buyer got a full refund.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseGet a GoDaddy business email charge refunded with ChatGPT's guidance
A poster charged $83.88 for GoDaddy business email followed ChatGPT's guidance on asking for a refund.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseGet an $800 refund for unwanted post-trial streaming charges with a ChatGPT-drafted legal notice
A poster says ChatGPT helped draft a legal notice over months of post-trial streaming charges, and they got an $800 refund.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CasePlan an urgent passport agency visit before a vacation with ChatGPT
With a passport expired just before a vacation, Dan Sanchez asked ChatGPT's o3 model to search for options.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseGet out of a $75 parking ticket with a polite ChatGPT-written appeal
ChatGPT wrote a polite parking ticket appeal in one try, and the parent says their $75 balance was forgiven.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseHandle an eBay buyer's 'not as described' partial-refund demand with ChatGPT
ChatGPT advised an eBay seller not to argue and to have a buyer open a return; eBay refunded the buyer and the seller kept their money.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseHandle parking, road tolls and EV charging questions on a European road trip with ChatGPT and Grok
On a five-country EV road trip, ChatGPT and Grok planned stops, found safe parking and answered vignette and charging questions.
WorkedChatGPT +1Evidence: Described by posterView CaseHave ChatGPT double-check a draft tax return against source documents before filing
ChatGPT reviewed a draft tax return for 90 minutes and found a $191,173 refund, not $117,360 owed; the accountant agreed.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseHelp a sixth grader learn to factor with Grok and ChatGPT as 'the greatest math teacher'
Grok and ChatGPT explained factoring by greatest common factor; the daughter finished their worksheet without AI.
WorkedGrok +1Evidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseKeep a shared puppy feeding, potty and nap log in a ChatGPT group chat
A couple log their puppy's meals, potty breaks and naps in a shared ChatGPT group chat and have it spot the patterns.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseKeep two sick cats' vet updates, records and decisions straight in a ChatGPT project while away
A ChatGPT project held two sick cats' records and vet call notes, helping the owner think through decisions from abroad.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseLet ChatGPT watch your Gmail and only interrupt you for emails that need action
A ChatGPT Gmail task alerted the writer to only 3 emails in an afternoon, each with a drafted reply they approved first.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseLower a phone bill by $80 a month with a script from ChatGPT
ChatGPT read a phone bill and wrote a call script; T-Mobile cut it by $80 a month in under 5 minutes, the poster says.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView Case

