Here’s a snapshot of what AI tools and how am I using them on this 27th of May 2025. Things change fast, I’m writing this for my future self who will be moved while reminiscing these pioneering times.
I more or less always have the Claude and ChatGPT apps running. Recently I have also created a Gemini app (using the Safari’s 'add to dock' feature). I prefer to use separate applications than tabs in a browser, I can switch faster between apps. I’m old school.
Of these three:
ChatGPT has far better context about who I am and what I do. Every time I need to write something work related I will gravitate towards ChatGPT because I don’t have to explain too much. I also like how ChatGPT can see my other apps, so I don’t have to copy and paste back and forth all the time.
I find Claude better at handling large attachments (it has a better “attention span” than ChatGPT while reviewing large documents), but it did fail spectacularly recently (it couldn’t read a file and started making s*it up), so I’m trusting it a little bit less.
I have also started using Gemini recently. The fact that it doesn’t have an app creates some resistance, but the huge context window makes it useful in cases where I have big documents to process.
On mobile, I can talk with the Gemini app much better than with ChatGPT (which keeps tripping into its own speech).
Since ChatGPT has included o3 model with search, I have been using Perplexity much less. I might not renew my subscription. A few weeks ago I posted a photo of a shelf of prosecco bottles in a supermarket and asked for advice… it worked like magic).
For image generation I prefer Midjourney for the “feel” of images, even if ChatGPT understands better my prompts. Let’s say that ChatGPT is smarter, but Midjourney has more talent (and is dyslexic).
For coding jobs I jump back and forth between different tools: Gemini does seems to be pretty good at the moment, but I also find Codex quite impressive.