Real ChatGPT examples (Page 13)
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
Lower an electricity bill with ChatGPT's energy-saving tips
Tom's Guide's Elton Jones told ChatGPT they paid a $230+ monthly energy bill and asked for tips to lower it.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewBeginner-friendlyView CaseMake a personalized vacation packing checklist with a shared ChatGPT prompt
A shared ChatGPT "travel assistant" prompt builds a personalized packing checklist; the writer tried it for a work trip.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewBeginner-friendlyView CaseMake a wedding seating chart from a guest spreadsheet with ChatGPT
ChatGPT drafted a wedding seating chart from a guest spreadsheet and seating rules; the writer still tweaked it by hand.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseMake sense of dealership lease printouts mid-visit with ChatGPT
Mid-visit, ChatGPT explained a dealer's lease printouts; the buyer followed most of its advice and leased on their terms.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseManage a parent's Parkinson's and dementia care paperwork and family updates with ChatGPT
ChatGPT helped a family caring for a mother with Parkinson's and dementia handle medical, drug and insurance details.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseNarrow a truck's no-start down to a dead battery with ChatGPT
ChatGPT narrowed an F250 no-start to the starter or battery in 15 minutes; a new battery fixed it, saving about $1,000.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseNarrow down why a gas dryer takes three hours with a ChatGPT video chat before calling a repair company
Over video chat, ChatGPT walked a homeowner through dryer checks and found likely causes before calling a repair firm.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseNegotiate a car lease by pasting every dealer message into ChatGPT
A buyer pasted every dealer message into ChatGPT and sent its replies, and says it saved about $250 a month on the lease.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseOrganise a 55-person international family reunion with Claude: roster, schedules, name tags
Claude cleaned a 55-person reunion roster and made schedules, allergy flags and name tags; ChatGPT did earlier planning.
WorkedClaude +1Evidence: Described by posterView CaseOrganise symptoms, past tests and questions before a specialist appointment with ChatGPT
ChatGPT mapped a patient's symptoms, tests and questions before a GI visit and then turned advice into a care plan.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseOverturn a pet insurer's pre-existing-condition denial with a formal ChatGPT-drafted demand letter
ChatGPT wrote a demand letter citing California rules on a denied pet dental claim; the insurer agreed to pay in full.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CasePick a holiday destination for three friends from their questionnaires with ChatGPT and Gemini Deep Research
ChatGPT asked follow-up questions and ran 110 searches to pick a group trip, beating Gemini's quicker list.
WorkedChatGPT +1Evidence: Article or interviewView CasePick a new area, build a moving checklist and budget, and plan the interior with ChatGPT and Gemini
A friend used ChatGPT to rank areas, Gemini for a moving checklist and budget sheet, and ChatGPT images for decor ideas.
WorkedChatGPT +1Evidence: Described by posterView CasePick a new country to move to from a list of must-haves with ChatGPT
Given what a couple loved about Vancouver, ChatGPT ranked new cities with Munich on top, and they moved there.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CasePick back-to-school supplies a daughter actually likes, with Target links, using ChatGPT
ChatGPT turned a school supply list into Target links matched to a picky daughter's tastes; they kept every item.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CasePlan a 20th anniversary party, from crowd-size recipes to a helper playbook, with ChatGPT
ChatGPT helped run a 20th anniversary party: the plan, drinks, crowd-sized recipes, a helper playbook and even a printer jam.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CasePlan a 4-day family road trip to South Dakota with five chatbots and use the best plan
Five chatbots planned a South Dakota family road trip; DeepSeek's plan won and the writer followed it exactly.
WorkedDeepSeek +4Evidence: Article or interviewView CasePlan a 4-year-old's birthday run of show and rain backup with ChatGPT
ChatGPT wrote a birthday party run of show, a rain plan and restaurant emails; the parent approved every message sent.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CasePlan a DIY 120-guest outdoor wedding with ChatGPT: to-do list, vendors, budget
A bride says ChatGPT helped with about 85% of their 120-guest DIY wedding to-dos; some suggested vendors had moved away.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CasePlan a dog-friendly 7-day RV trip with short drives using ChatGPT
ChatGPT planned a 7-day dog-friendly RV route from Tampa with short drives, waterfalls and campground tips.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CasePlan a month-long family road trip with kosher meals using ChatGPT and Grok
ChatGPT and Grok planned a month-long national parks road trip for seven, with kosher food research; the poster says it's not perfect.
WorkedChatGPT +1Evidence: Described by posterView CasePlan a new rescue puppy's supplies, potty schedule and training with ChatGPT
ChatGPT listed new-puppy supplies in seconds and has since helped with toilet schedules, training and crying at night.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CasePlan a Super Bowl party menu, room layout and halftime games: ChatGPT vs DeepSeek
ChatGPT was strongest on portions and timelines for a 15-person Super Bowl party; DeepSeek gave more creative ideas.
WorkedChatGPT +1Evidence: Article or interviewView CasePlan a Tunisia trip with ChatGPT vs Claude, then travel the combined itinerary
A writer and their partner had ChatGPT and Claude each plan one day in Tunis, Tozeur and Hammamet, then built their trip from both.
WorkedChatGPT +1Evidence: Article or interviewView Case

