Claude vs ChatGPT
What 63 creators said when they picked between the two, from podcasts and YouTube. Updated Oct 18, 2026.
Short answer
More creators prefer Claude: 22 to 8. 33 use both. Claude wins on writing and design. Coding, agents, and research are close.
Which is better for…
Only counts creators who compared the two for that job.
What creators use each for
| Job | Claude | ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|
| Research | 48 | 67 |
| Agents and automation | 78 | 30 |
| Coding | 74 | 28 |
| Business ops | 64 | 20 |
| Writing | 49 | 34 |
| Brainstorming | 27 | 24 |
| Personal assistant | 24 | 23 |
| Learning | 19 | 22 |
Creators who said they use or recommend each one for that job.
What creators say
Picks Claude · 22
"If you've been using ChatGPT for the past year, it already knows a ton about you and you're not just going to throw that away. You can go into ChatGPT, export your data, drop that file into a fresh Claude chat and say, 'Analyze all of th..."
Liam Ottley
"ChatGPT gives it obviously a run for its money with image detection and generation, but so much happens in Claude and I plan some gardens and gardening projects in Claude. I selfishly want it all in one place."
GC Grace Clarke"Don't use ChatGPT, use Claude for proposals, emails, SOPs."
Codie Sanchez
"I've used GPT before, but I do think that Claude does understand prompt engineering for vision models a bit better."
S SirioUses both · 33
"I use ChatGPT for vibe checks and context window, but I use Claude for my personal stuff."
KP Katie Parrott"They're really putting it in the class of Fable, GPT-6 Astra, and Claude Opus 5.5. Both of those are now my daily drivers."
Claire Vo
"Claude for marketing content, ChatGPT for writing and research."
SS Steph Spector"With both Claude and the new ChatGPT, especially the image generator, some of the designs are just spectacular. They're better than anything I've seen any human do."
JV Jim VandeHeiPicks ChatGPT · 8
"I find that Anthropic is more politically correct. ChatGPT will give it to me straighter."
SG Scott Galloway"Opus 4.8 had 1.5%. So GPT 5.6 Soul is showing more generalization, more spatial reasoning, more puzzle-solving abilities."
John Coogan
"the model that they ship recently, I think it's 5.5. Reviews of the coding say it's pretty damn good and arguably better than the current entropic model"
RO Rory O'Driscoll"Claude is really bad right now for image generation. It is great — amazing for everything else. We use ChatGPT and Claude."
RS Rachel SmithWho's switching
Peter Yang, This Week in Startups, Liam Ottley, Chris Koerner, and Jonathan Courtney
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How this works: we read every podcast and YouTube transcript we track, find each time a creator compared these tools, and note which one they picked. A creator who picked differently at different times, or said they use both, counts as "use both". Sponsored mentions are left out. More about Followed.