PLATFORM GUIDE · CHECKED OCTOBER 4, 2026

What can you actually do with it?

A good model is only part of the story. Compare the workspaces, creative tools and agents built around it.

ChatGPT

Build, research and delegate from the same workspace.

Sites

Build and publish websites and small web apps from a conversation.

Try it: Turn a project brief into a working event page, then preview it on a phone before publishing.

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Dots

Persistent cloud agents for ongoing responsibilities, with their own computer and browser.

Try it: Give an eligible Dot a recurring research responsibility and clear instructions for when to ask you.

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Work & Space

Work tasks and shared Pages keep longer projects and their reference material together.

Try it: Keep research, source files and a draft report in one project instead of separate chats.

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Codex

A coding agent for local and cloud development workflows.

Try it: Ask for a bounded bug fix and review the diff and test results.

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Dots have a limited rollout. Sites are in public beta on eligible paid plans; workspace policies and usage limits still apply.

Claude

Develop an answer into a document, presentation or working artifact.

Artifacts

Editable documents, visualizations and small interactive tools alongside a conversation.

Try it: Turn a spreadsheet explanation into a dashboard you can inspect and revise.

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Docs & Slides

Create and edit documents and presentations within Claude.

Try it: Draft a short presentation from approved notes, then check the charts and export.

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Connectors & skills

Bring connected work context and repeatable instructions into a task.

Try it: Use a reporting skill with the files you have explicitly connected.

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Cowork and chat are becoming one Claude experience. Rollout, paid features and administrator controls vary.

Gemini

Combine Google sources, reusable instructions and interactive work.

Skills & Gems

Reusable instructions for tasks you repeat; Skills can be combined in a conversation.

Try it: Combine a meeting-preparation skill with a preferred writing style.

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Canvas

An interactive space for creating and revising documents and code.

Try it: Turn a draft explanation into an interactive study aid.

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Google is transitioning Gems to Skills. Access depends on account type, region and rollout; personal-account Gems begin migrating in November.

Grok

Research, create media and try agent workflows in the Grok ecosystem.

Search, files & voice

Ask questions with uploaded material, connected sources and voice.

Try it: Compare an uploaded document with current reporting and check the cited evidence.

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Grok Build

A coding-agent workflow with an open-source terminal interface.

Try it: Give it a small repository task with explicit tests and a recoverable working copy.

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Grok Bot

A persistent cloud-computer agent for longer-running work.

Try it: Delegate a clearly scoped research task with limits on external actions.

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Imagine

Image and video generation in the Grok ecosystem.

Try it: Test a short visual brief before spending credits on a longer sequence.

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Free and paid allowances differ. Connected search and Grok app features are separate from raw model/API capabilities.

Perplexity

Research with citations, then keep ongoing work in a project.

Search & research

Find sources and synthesize answers with links back to the evidence.

Try it: Find the original announcement behind a widely repeated claim.

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Source links need checking, even when an answer reads confidently. Computer usage and subscription allowances are separate considerations.

Microsoft Copilot

Work with AI inside Microsoft’s productivity ecosystem.

Microsoft 365 agents

Use specialized agents through the Microsoft 365 Copilot app.

Try it: Choose an approved agent for a work task rather than sharing files with an unrelated service.

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Agent Builder

Create an agent around a repeatable organizational task.

Try it: Scope an internal information assistant to approved reference material.

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Consumer Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot and organization agents have different licenses, permissions and data access.

Features change by plan, region and workspace policy. These are sourced descriptions and suggested workflows, not hands-on ratings. Check the linked documentation before subscribing.