ChatGPT vs Claude in 2026: Which AI Should You Actually Use?
Last updated: February 2026 | Reading time: 9 minutes If you’ve spent more than five minutes researching AI tools, you’ve probably hit a wall of vague comparisons that say things like “both are great for different use cases!” without actually telling you which one to use. This isn’t that article. We ran both ChatGPT (GPT-4o) and Claude (Claude 3.5 Sonnet) through a set of real tasks — the kind of things normal people actually need AI for. Here’s the honest breakdown. ...