Real ChatGPT examples (Page 3)
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
Recreate copycat Chick-fil-A nuggets with ChatGPT (it missed the breading)
ChatGPT's copycat Chick-fil-A nugget recipe skipped the key breading details, and the nuggets didn't taste right: a failure.
FailureChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseTranslate old Norwegian and German records with Gemini, Claude and ChatGPT
Gemini did the best job translating Kitty Cooper's old records, but Claude gave a partial and ChatGPT made stuff up.
PartialGemini +2Evidence: Screenshots or logsView CaseMatch census tick marks to family names with ChatGPT
ChatGPT matched 1790 and 1800 census tick marks to the Reed family's children for a genealogy blogger in a few prompts.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Screenshots or logsView CaseSearch for a wedding venue with ChatGPT's Bridebook app (it couldn't beat their own search)
Bridebook's ChatGPT app listed wrong venue costs and was more restrictive than a normal search, so it failed the writer.
FailureChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseWrite a 60-stitch sock knitting pattern with ChatGPT
ChatGPT wrote a wearable 60-stitch sock pattern for Lanja Khon-Engheim, but the cable cuff and toe length came out wrong.
PartialChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseNegotiate a used SUV down to $40,000 out the door by text with ChatGPT
ChatGPT coached Collin Huntzinger by text through a used SUV deal that went from $45,000 with add-ons to $40,000 out the door.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseTurn a handwritten family pie recipe into an infographic with Gemini and ChatGPT (it garbled the recipe)
Gemini and ChatGPT misread the handwriting and invented words and steps; repeated corrections didn't fix it.
FailureGemini +2Evidence: Article or interviewView CaseCheck suspicious texts and emails for scams with Norton in ChatGPT
Norton in ChatGPT flagged a fake declined-payment email as phishing but couldn't judge a job-offer text screenshot.
PartialChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CasePick a mattress for an active 10-year-old with ChatGPT
ChatGPT's top pick for Amy Sterner Nelson's active 10-year-old was a 5 Little Monkeys mattress. After a quick check, the family loves it.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseCompare four AIs transcribing a 1700s will found with FamilySearch full-text search
Dana Leeds tested Copilot, Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude on a 1700s will. Claude was most accurate, but each made spelling mistakes.
PartialClaude +3Evidence: Screenshots or logsView CasePlan a snowboard-themed 4th birthday party in two days with ChatGPT
ChatGPT brainstormed party titles and designed coloring pages for Kelly Hill's snowboard party for a 4-year-old, planned in 2 days.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseDesign a backyard makeover from a photo with ChatGPT renderings and Claude prompts
A garden writer used Claude and ChatGPT to redesign a backyard. It took dozens of tries, and ChatGPT got the deck wrong repeatedly.
PartialChatGPT +1Evidence: Article or interviewView CasePlan a week of dinners for two around busy nights with ChatGPT
ChatGPT planned seven dinners and a grocery list for two adults around busy nights, plus a foolproof recipe for a novice cook.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewBeginner-friendlyView CaseEstimate monthly college savings for several kids with ChatGPT
ChatGPT's first college plan for Kimberly Palmer was $8,000 a month. More detail cut it to about $3,000, but that still didn't fit.
PartialChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CasePlan four raised garden beds with companion plants using ChatGPT
Marie Poulin used ChatGPT to plan four raised beds with companion plants, trellises and a yard map, then adjusted the plan.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Screenshots or logsBeginner-friendlyView CaseFollow a ChatGPT monthly budget for four weeks
ChatGPT split Laura Beck's $3,000 into savings, fun and a buffer, but a $400 tire bill showed the buffer wasn't big enough.
PartialChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseReplace food delivery with a 7-day meal plan from ChatGPT
After spending $176.46 on delivery in a week, Elton Jones had ChatGPT build a 7-day meal plan and an air fryer version.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewBeginner-friendlyView CaseNegotiate a new car price by text from 10 hours away with ChatGPT
A Reddit buyer says ChatGPT got about $6,300 off a new car by text, but the model was missing and $1,300 in add-ons stayed.
PartialChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseRule out the dishwasher on a tripping breaker with ChatGPT
ChatGPT had Jeremy Maslanko unplug the dishwasher and disposal first, which pointed to the breaker, not a $500–1000 dishwasher.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CasePlan a 24-hour family trip to Charlotte with ChatGPT
ChatGPT planned Veronica Davis's family trip to Charlotte. The hotel and dinner were hits, but the brunch pick was a wrong turn.
PartialChatGPTEvidence: Shown on videoView CaseVibe code a music game companion app with an 8-year-old using ChatGPT and Base44
Boo Kok Chuon and an 8-year-old built a game companion app in three hours with ChatGPT, Base44 and Nano Banana Pro.
WorkedChatGPT +2Evidence: Article or interviewView CasePlan a 'Goonies'-themed Pacific Northwest road trip with ChatGPT
ChatGPT listed 'Goonies' sites but agreed to every add-on and didn't keep the days realistic. A coworker and Reddit fixed the plan.
PartialChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CaseWin a refund dispute for a closed spa with ChatGPT
After months of denials, ChatGPT helped Suuz Martines rewrite a dispute for a closed spa, and the refund was approved.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CasePlan a week in Japan on 200,000 credit card points with ChatGPT and Gemini
ChatGPT and Gemini built a decent Japan itinerary, but ChatGPT invented a Chase-to-ANA transfer and used an outdated Hyatt rate.
PartialChatGPT +1Evidence: Article or interviewView Case