Real ChatGPT examples (Page 9)
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 out a spouse's Tax ID could be got for free in a minute instead of paying an agent 10k with ChatGPT
ChatGPT showed a Tax ID could be self-registered online; it was ready in under a minute, saving a 10k agent fee.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseFind the exact replacement part for a broken shaver tab from a photo and a voice note to ChatGPT
From a photo and a voice note, ChatGPT found a six-dollar replacement part for a broken Philips shaver tab.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseGet a 0.75% to 12.75% unemployment insurance rate jump fixed retroactively with ChatGPT filing the missing wage report
ChatGPT traced a 12.75% unemployment insurance rate to a missing wage report, filed it and got the rate rewritten.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseGet a $199 membership refund for slow test results by citing the provider's own agreement with ChatGPT
ChatGPT checked Superpower's refund policy and emailed a case citing it; a full $199 refund came two days later.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseGet a reluctant reader through spring-break reading homework with ChatGPT stories about their favourite topic
ChatGPT writes silly tornado stories starring a child who struggles with reading, and now they read without protest.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseGet out-the-door quotes from 25 dealerships at once with a ChatGPT list and message, and pay $7,000 less
ChatGPT listed 25 dealers and drafted one message; the buyer's deal came in $2,100 below the next lowest offer.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseLand a new software job within a month of quitting, using ChatGPT for interview prep plans
ChatGPT built interview prep plans for each role; many predicted questions came up and the engineer took an offer.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Article or interviewView CasePick a family health plan at open enrollment from photos of the benefits booklet with ChatGPT, then cross-check the numbers
ChatGPT compared health plans from booklet photos with best and worst cases; the family expects to save at least $2,500.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CasePlan a nut-free family Christmas dinner that bakes in one oven at one temperature with ChatGPT
ChatGPT planned a nut-free, single-oven family dinner with timings and a shopping list in 5 minutes; it was a hit.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseRebuild a pool's plumbing for about $1k instead of a $6k quote, with ChatGPT drawing a labelled parts diagram
With ChatGPT diagnostics, diagrams and YouTube, a first-timer rebuilt pool plumbing for $1k instead of a $6k quote.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseRevise for a school exam without the textbook by giving ChatGPT the official PDF to answer the exercises
ChatGPT answered Kannada textbook exercises from a PDF for a child's exam; missing pages worked when uploaded separately.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseSend four AI agents to get real car insurance quotes: Gemini and ChatGPT got none, Claude and Muse got five each
Claude and Muse each got 5 real car insurance quotes; ChatGPT got none after 2 hours and Gemini couldn't browse.
WorkedClaude +3Evidence: Described by posterView CaseShortlist cities to move to from the whole family's must-haves with ChatGPT, then visit and choose one
ChatGPT ranked Danish cities against a family's criteria; after visits they chose Odense, which they hadn't known.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseSort 204 unread emails into action labels with ChatGPT, approving every change first
ChatGPT proposed action labels for 204 unread Gmail messages and applied them only after approval, sending nothing.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseStop an insurer's repeated document requests with a firm ChatGPT letter and get ₹85,000 approved the next day
After three delays, ChatGPT drafted a firm letter to an insurer, and the hospital claim was approved the next day.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseTurn a photo of a cafe's daily inventory sheet into shopping lists for three suppliers with a custom GPT
A custom ChatGPT GPT turns photos of a cafe's paper inventory forms into a shopping checklist grouped by vendor.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseTurn long recipe steps into an importable to-do list with a custom GPT so every Thanksgiving dish is on time
ChatGPT turned Thanksgiving recipes into Todoist task CSVs for a cook with ADHD; dinner was on time for once.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseWin a rent tribunal complaint over a move-out repainting bill with ChatGPT structuring the evidence
ChatGPT structured a Danish rent tribunal complaint over repainting costs; the tenant won back more of the deposit.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseWork out why a meeting was missed and set up a tested email-to-calendar check with ChatGPT and Codex
ChatGPT and Codex traced a missed event to a cancelled invite, then built an agent that flags calendar gaps in email.
WorkedChatGPT +1Evidence: Described by posterView CaseAvoid the wrong travel insurance for a student abroad with ChatGPT
ChatGPT pointed out residency mattered more than citizenship for a student's travel insurance, guiding the choice.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseClear over 9,400 unread emails safely by building a 'safe list' first with ChatGPT
With Gmail connected, ChatGPT protected key mail and bulk-cleared 4,500+ emails to inbox zero in 30 minutes.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseCompare options for towing a car cross-country with your truck with ChatGPT
Given a full picture in one prompt, ChatGPT compared trailer and dolly options with towing weights for a long tow.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView CaseCook and freeze a vegan red lentil and potato curry from a ChatGPT recipe
ChatGPT's vegan Indian curry recipe, with a few tweaks, became the family's favourite and froze well, the poster says.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterBeginner-friendlyView CaseFind off-the-radar stops along a 5,600 km road trip with ChatGPT o3
ChatGPT o3 refined a Chicago to San Francisco road trip and surfaced stops that became highlights of the drive.
WorkedChatGPTEvidence: Described by posterView Case

