ChatGPT can give you great answers, but it doesn't work best for everything. For specific tasks like information lookup, creative image creation, interactive presentations, etc., you can find other tools that perform better than ChatGPT in their respective fields. That's where people start experimenting with alternatives, and the results are amazing. Below are 5 tasks where you should stop using ChatGPT, alternative tools you can use, and why they work better.
Multimodal tasks
Google Gemini
ChatGPT is a language-focused model with excellent creative writing capabilities and complex reasoning abilities. Many people have previously used it for a wide range of needs, from drafting answers to interpreting screenshots. However, ChatGPT didn't provide satisfactory feedback when trying to provide it with multiple inputs simultaneously, such as text, images, audio, and documents. When switching to Google Gemini , many were surprised to see how easily it handled multimodal input. You can upload an image, drag and drop screenshots from research, and add pages from a PDF file , and Gemini will understand everything and give you a coherent response.
Conduct in-depth research and gather factual information.
Perplexity AI
When you want to conduct some in-depth factual research or gather information in real time, you'll find Perplexity far more useful than ChatGPT. It combines large language models with real-time web search to check authenticity and provide appropriate citations for each statement. ChatGPT, on the other hand, is trained on a large text dataset. This means ChatGPT can provide you with outdated or unverified answers, especially for current events and certain specialized fields. Perplexity searches the internet directly and provides appropriate citations (articles and research papers) for each answer. So, instead of searching multiple sources yourself, you get readily available, verifiable links.
Notes and studying
NotebookLM
This is the most surprising ChatGPT alternative in many people's workflows. NotebookLM is an AI-powered research and note-taking tool that analyzes your sources and provides meaningful feedback. It's a great tool for learning, research, and note-taking. It acts as your note-taking assistant by drawing on feedback from notes, images, and other sources you provide. You can upload lecture slides, academic research papers, or notes and ask NotebookLM to summarize, compare, or generate insights from them. Because the tool only knows what you feed it, it significantly reduces the hallucinations and unwanted conversations on the internet.
Create creative images
Adobe Flyer
Many people have used ChatGPT to describe their images or design prompts to create a specific image. It must be said that it works quite well. When it comes to creating creative images like social media posts and product images, nothing compares to Adobe Firefly. It helps create stunning, Pinterest-inspired images that are safe for commercial use. So, ChatGPT can help you realize your ideas, but Adobe Firefly transforms those ideas into complete, usable images without worry. It has a very powerful image-from-text tool, and can even apply special effects from text prompts.
Interactive presentations and custom designs.
Canva
When it comes to creating interactive presentations or creative journals, Canva has surprisingly replaced ChatGPT in many people's workflows. Of course, ChatGPT can suggest structure ideas and write text for slides, but it can't generate beautiful, editable designs for them. Canva, on the other hand, allows you to build editable designs with just a simple drag-and-drop operation. Whether it's a series of photos for social media or a product presentation, Canva delivers great results that you can use immediately.