What I actually use.
Updated 2026-10-10
Everyday assistant
Grokbot
The first tab open, for most of the day.
ChatGPT
On the side, for the odd second opinion.
Pick: Grokbot. The most useful everyday default right now.
General work
Claude
Knowledge work: reading, writing, reasoning.
ChatGPT
Work that leans on design and visuals.
Pick: Claude and ChatGPT. Claude when the words matter, ChatGPT when the look does.
Research & analysis
Claude
Research and analysis, often in Cowork.
Pick: Claude. Best for reasoning over messy material.
Design & brand
ChatGPT
Images and visual ideas from a prompt.
Claude Design
Corporate and generic design, on brand.
Pick: ChatGPT. The strongest image output for the least effort.
Building & code
Codex
UI and UX work, where the front has to feel right.
Claude Code
The boring builds, on Claude Opus 5.5. Plain English in, working software out.
Pick: Codex and Claude Code. Codex for the front, Claude Code for everything that just has to work.
Agentic workflow
Grokbot
The agent behind my customer and ops workflows.
Pick: Grokbot. Clearly ahead. The others have dropped off the list.
Meetings & notes
Wispr Flow
Talk instead of type, everywhere. Connected to Grokbot, which files the notes into Notion.
Pick: Wispr Flow. Dictation that keeps up with thinking.
Voice & video
Kling
Video generation.
ElevenLabs
Voice generation.
Experimenting with
- Open source voice modelsGood already, and getting close to the paid ones.
Pick: Kling and ElevenLabs. Kling for video, ElevenLabs for voice. Open source voice is worth a look.