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17 products · 567 tasks

Results by task

Dots show scores; squares show counts. Red marks the best result on each measure; ties are marked equally.
Investing

Can it research a company without overreaching?

Score out of 100 · 9 questions per assistant

1dots98.3Best
2Muse91.7
3Grok Bot90.8
4Instinct88.2
050100
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Personal email

Who can triage an inbox?

Score out of 100 · 12 questions per assistant

1Grok Bot96.7Best
2dots82.8
3Muse79.4
4Instinct78.6
050100
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Household money

Does it read your holdings correctly?

One square per answer · 12 questions per assistant

PassedPartialDid not pass

dots
11/12Best
Grok Bot
11/12Best
Instinct
11/12Best
Muse
10/12
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Information lookupLive web

Who can look up a fact?

Score out of 100 · 60 questions per assistant

1dots98.8Best
2Instinct96.7
3Grok Bot94.0
4Muse81.8
050100
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Growth reports

When the rules are spelled out, does AI get the numbers right?

Company metrics, first round; one square per metric value

RightReported found by the tool; no rows to checkPartly rightWrongNot tested or not visible in the record

ChatGPT
72/72
Quadratic
72/72
Julius
69/693 not visible in the record
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AI visibility

Who can find useful buyer questions?

Score out of 100 · 9 brands · not an accuracy rate

1ChatGPT98.1Best
2Writesonic81.6
3Otterly76.2
4Peec AI74.1
5Scrunch73.1
6Profound59.9
050100
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Marketing copy

Does the copy stick to the brief?

One square per claim the brief gave no support for, across each tool’s 6 sparse-brief pieces. Fewer is better.

ChatGPT
None in 6 pieces
0Best6/6 pieces with none
Copy.ai
Re-verifying; not compared
—1/6 pieces with none
Jasper
61/6 pieces with none
WRITER
150/6 pieces with none
  • A claim repeated within one piece counts once. Example: WRITER wrote “durable” and “reusable”; the brief said only that it is an insulated bottle.
  • Tools are listed alphabetically, not ranked.
  • Red marks the best result; ties are marked equally.
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Sales emails

Who can research the prospect correctly?

Research right: all 8 prospect facts correct and sourced (per company). Prospect right: right person and company, plus the recent update (per email).

ChatGPT
6/6Best
Clay
6/6Best
Lavender
Not assigned
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  • ChatGPT’s 24 emails are one set of prompts run twice; there are still only 6 independent companies.
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Investing

Can it check a fund pitch and compare costs?

Score out of 100 · 9 questions per assistant

1dots91.7Best
2Muse90.9
3Grok Bot88.1
4Instinct86.4
050100
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Personal email

Who can plan an inbox cleanup?

Score out of 100 · 12 questions per assistant

1Grok Bot97.3Best
2dots93.0
3Instinct82.2
4Muse74.6
050100
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Household money

Can it explain a fee or a term without inventing facts?

One square per answer · 12 questions per assistant

PassedPartialDid not pass

dots
11/12Best
Grok Bot
10/12
Instinct
10/12
Muse
10/12
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Information lookupControlled

Who can look up a fact?

Score out of 100 · 12 questions per assistant

1dots99.0Best
1Grok Bot99.0Best
1Instinct99.0Best
4Muse88.8
050100
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Growth reports

When the rules are spelled out, does AI get the numbers right?

Basic questions (1 to 10); one square per question

RightReported found by the tool; no rows to checkPartly rightWrongNot tested or not visible in the record

ChatGPT
CSV run · 10/10Excel run · 10/10
—Best
Quadratic
CSV run · 9/10Excel run · 9/10
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Julius
9/10
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AI visibility

Who can diagnose AI visibility gaps?

Score out of 100 · 9 brands · supported opportunity categories

1ChatGPT93.8Best
2Writesonic86.1
3Otterly37.6
4Peec AI32.0
5Profound3.7
6Scrunch0.0
050100
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Marketing copy

Did it meet the format requirements?

One square per first draft: brand name, CTA and word count all correct, with no internal notes left in.

Met the specMeets it if source-explaining sentences aren’t countedDid not meet it

ChatGPT
5/129/12 without that rule
Copy.ai
1/12
Jasper
11/12
WRITER
12/12Best
  • ChatGPT: its three sparse Owala pieces ran short; its three sparse Chef Chu’s pieces and its full-brief email had source-explaining sentences. Jasper: 1 piece ran short. Copy.ai: mostly short copy and the “REQUIRED BOUNDARY” field.
  • Format only; selling points and limits are checked separately.
  • Tools are listed alphabetically, not ranked.
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Sales emails

Who can personalize the email correctly?

Research right: all 8 prospect facts correct and sourced (per company). Prospect right: right person and company, plus the recent update (per email).

ChatGPT
24/24Best100%
Clay
4/1233%
Lavender
0/120%
  • ChatGPT’s 24 emails are one set of prompts run twice; there are still only 6 independent companies.
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Investing

Can it read your holdings and your statements?

Score out of 100 · 9 questions per assistant

1dots97.1Best
2Grok Bot93.3
3Muse88.8
4Instinct76.3
050100
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Personal email

Who can find facts in email?

Score out of 100 · 12 questions per assistant

1Grok Bot96.6Best
2dots95.8
3Muse93.3
4Instinct85.3
050100
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Household money

Can it weigh one option against another?

One square per answer · 12 questions per assistant

PassedPartialDid not pass

dots
10/12Best
Muse
9/12
Grok Bot
8/12
Instinct
5/12
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Information lookupLive web

Who can research an everyday errand?

Score out of 100 · 24 questions per assistant

1dots100.0Best
2Instinct98.2
3Grok Bot95.6
4Muse81.5
050100
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Growth reports

When the data is updated, is AI using the new data?

Company update and recalculation; one square per company

RightReported found by the tool; no rows to checkPartly rightWrongNot tested or not visible in the record

ChatGPT
6/6
Quadratic
6/6
Julius
4/51 partly right · 1 not tested
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AI visibility

Who can suggest usable changes?

Score out of 100 · 9 brands · actions delivered in the test window

1ChatGPT31.3Best
2Peec AI22.0
3Otterly0.0
3Profound0.0
3Scrunch0.0
3Writesonic0.0
050100
  • A zero means no usable action was delivered within the test window.
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Marketing copy

Does each channel get its own copy?

Each dot is one full-brief piece: its overlap with the other two pieces in its set (shared five-word sequences). Filled dots are above 50%.

ChatGPT0/6Bestmostly repeated
Copy.ai0/6Bestmostly repeated
Jasper0/6Bestmostly repeated
WRITER2/6mostly repeated
Overlap0%25%50%75%100%
  • WRITER’s two pieces above half are at about 65% and 56%; the second is close to the threshold. Overlap includes the CTA and limit line every piece must carry, so it flags pieces that need rewriting, not which is better written.
  • Tools are listed alphabetically, not ranked.
  • Fewer is better: red marks the fewest; ties are marked equally.
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Sales emails

Does a revision preserve the facts?

Facts kept: offer swapped, no fact broken. Revision passed: plus length and CTA. Passed every check: plus right prospect, no reviewer notes.

ChatGPT
12/12Best100%
Clay
1/617%
Lavender
2/633%
  • Revision brief: swap the offer for a free two-minute walkthrough, keep the body at 60–90 words, keep every correct prospect detail.
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Investing

Can it keep your investment view up to date?

Score out of 100 · 9 questions per assistant

1dots99.3Best
2Grok Bot95.4
3Muse93.9
4Instinct93.3
050100
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Personal email

Who can summarize and extract email details?

Score out of 100 · 12 questions per assistant

1dots93.4Best
2Grok Bot93.0
3Instinct80.0
4Muse79.6
050100
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Household money

Can it build a plan within the rules you set?

One square per answer · 12 questions per assistant

PassedPartialDid not pass

Grok Bot
10/12Best
Instinct
10/12Best
dots
9/12
Muse
9/12
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Information lookupControlled

Who can research an everyday errand?

Score out of 100 · 12 questions per assistant

1dots98.3Best
2Instinct94.6
3Muse91.7
4Grok Bot77.1
050100
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Growth reports

When nobody says how to calculate, does AI get it wrong?

Cross-table questions (11 to 40); one square per question

RightReported found by the tool; no rows to checkPartly rightWrongNot tested or not visible in the record

ChatGPT
27/30Best
Quadratic
CSV run · 21/30Excel run · 11/30
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Julius
Not run (out of credits)
—
  • Four of ChatGPT’s prompts carried extra hints; see the section for the comparison without them.
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Marketing copy

Is the revised copy ready to ship?

One square per revision.

Ready to ship as isNothing broken, but not ready to shipBroken by the revision

ChatGPT
4/6Bestnot broken 5/6
Copy.ai
0/6not broken 5/6
Jasper
4/6Bestnot broken 6/6
WRITER
2/6not broken 6/6
  • Most of the gap: original problems carried into revisions. ChatGPT’s Chef Chu’s page revision added a new source-explaining sentence, counted as broken.
  • Whole sets passing: ChatGPT 1/2, Copy.ai 0/2, Jasper 1/2, WRITER 0/2.
  • Tools are listed alphabetically, not ranked.
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Sales emails

Does a revision meet length and CTA requirements?

Facts kept: offer swapped, no fact broken. Revision passed: plus length and CTA. Passed every check: plus right prospect, no reviewer notes.

ChatGPT
9/12Best75%
Clay
1/617%
Lavender
1/617%
  • Revision brief: swap the offer for a free two-minute walkthrough, keep the body at 60–90 words, keep every correct prospect detail.
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Investing

Can it plan your dividend income?

Score out of 100 · 9 questions per assistant

1dots98.4Best
2Instinct97.0
3Grok Bot95.1
4Muse92.3
050100
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Personal email

Who can draft an email reply?

Score out of 100 · 12 questions per assistant

1dots99.2Best
2Muse96.5
3Grok Bot93.8
4Instinct87.4
050100
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Household money

Can it handle tax and account questions?

One square per answer · 12 questions per assistant

PassedPartialDid not pass

dots
10/12Best
Muse
9/12
Grok Bot
8/12
Instinct
8/12
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Information lookupLive web

Who can compare options?

Score out of 100 · 24 questions per assistant

1dots99.6Best
2Instinct95.0
3Grok Bot89.5
4Muse85.2
050100
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Growth reports

When the data itself has errors, does AI notice?

Event check (48 planted errors); one square per planted error

RightReported found by the tool; no rows to checkPartly rightWrongNot tested or not visible in the record

ChatGPT
48/48
Quadratic
48/48reported; 8 rows checked
Julius
40/408 not visible in the record
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Sales emails

Does the revised email pass every check?

Facts kept: offer swapped, no fact broken. Revision passed: plus length and CTA. Passed every check: plus right prospect, no reviewer notes.

ChatGPT
6/12Best50%
Clay
1/617%
Lavender
0/60%
  • Revision brief: swap the offer for a free two-minute walkthrough, keep the body at 60–90 words, keep every correct prospect detail.
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Investing

Can it sort the news and size a trade within your rules?

Score out of 100 · 9 questions per assistant

1Grok Bot96.0Best
2dots95.9
3Instinct88.9
4Muse88.5
050100
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Personal email

Who can coordinate follow-ups?

Score out of 100 · 12 questions per assistant

1Grok Bot98.5Best
2dots97.7
3Muse92.5
4Instinct87.9
050100
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Household money

Does it stay calm when the market moves?

One square per answer · 12 questions per assistant

PassedPartialDid not pass

dots
10/12Best
Instinct
9/12
Grok Bot
8/12
Muse
6/12
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Information lookupControlled

Who can compare options?

Score out of 100 · 12 questions per assistant

1dots100.0Best
1Instinct100.0Best
3Grok Bot95.8
4Muse91.7
050100
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Growth reports

When the data itself has errors, does AI notice?

Dirty-data questions (41 to 50 and 58); one square per question

RightReported found by the tool; no rows to checkPartly rightWrongNot tested or not visible in the record

ChatGPT
11/11Best
Quadratic
CSV run · 8/11Excel run · 6/11
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Julius
Not run (out of credits)
—
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Sales emails

Will AI make things up to sound more persuasive?

One square per email; filled: the email has that problem. One email can have several problems. Lower is better.

ChatGPT
1/24Best4%
Clay
9/1275%
Lavender
8/1267%
  • “Unsupported claims” includes seller descriptions the packet doesn’t support, under one rule for every tool; Lavender’s “We’re helping … teams” lines count.
  • Lower is better: red marks the lowest share.
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Information lookupLive web

Who can check the news?

Score out of 100 · 24 questions per assistant

1dots100.0Best
2Instinct91.8
3Grok Bot87.6
4Muse82.8
050100
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Growth reports

Can AI explain why the business changed?

Business-judgment questions (51 to 57 and 59); one square per question

RightReported found by the tool; no rows to checkPartly rightWrongNot tested or not visible in the record

ChatGPT
7/8Best
Quadratic
CSV run · 5/8Excel run · 2/8
—
Julius
Not run (out of credits)
—
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Information lookupControlled

Who can check the news?

Score out of 100 · 12 questions per assistant

1dots100.0Best
2Grok Bot99.2
3Instinct98.3
4Muse98.1
050100
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Information lookupLive web

Who can analyze a question using sources?

Score out of 100 · 24 questions per assistant

1dots100.0Best
2Grok Bot94.6
3Instinct94.1
4Muse85.7
050100
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Information lookupControlled

Who can analyze a question using sources?

Score out of 100 · 12 questions per assistant

1dots100.0Best
2Muse99.2
3Instinct98.1
4Grok Bot97.5
050100
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Information lookupLive web

Who can research a topic?

Score out of 100 · 24 questions per assistant

1dots97.4Best
2Grok Bot92.6
3Instinct88.9
4Muse88.4
050100
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Information lookupControlled

Who can research a topic?

Score out of 100 · 12 questions per assistant

1dots100.0Best
2Grok Bot99.2
3Instinct98.3
4Muse93.1
050100
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