ChatGPT: The All-Rounder

The pioneer of modern AI - now with GPT-5.

ChatGPT started the AI revolution. Since November 2022, the tool from OpenAI has changed how millions of people work. With GPT-5 (August 2025), it has become significantly smarter.

Version Comparison (As of: December 2025)

GPT-5 mini

Free

Beginners, quick tasks

GPT-5

$20/month (Plus)

Standard for all tasks

GPT-5 Pro

$200/month (Pro)

Maximum performance, deep reasoning

Team/Business

$25/user/month

Companies, data protection

Strengths

  • Versatility - can do almost anything
  • GPT-5 is OpenAI's most reliable model (fewer hallucinations)
  • DALL-E for image generation integrated
  • Selectable thinking modes: Auto, Fast, Thinking
  • Custom GPTs for specialized tasks
  • Best coding quality from OpenAI ever

Weaknesses

  • Can lose track with very long texts
  • Data protection critical with free version
  • Pro version is expensive ($200/month)
  • Sycophancy problem (too agreeable) with updates

Pro Tips

Choose thinking mode

Use "Thinking" for complex tasks, "Fast" for quick answers, "Auto" for most cases.

Use Custom Instructions

Set up your preferences once - then ChatGPT always responds fitting your context.

Assign roles

"You are an experienced marketing expert..." delivers better results than generic prompts.

Häufige Fragen zu ChatGPT

If you use ChatGPT daily: Yes, definitely. GPT-5 is significantly better than GPT-4o, with fewer hallucinations and better code quality.

With the free version, your data is used for training. With Team/Business you can turn that off. For sensitive data we recommend Team.

Both have GPT-5 and Claude Opus 4.5 as flagships. ChatGPT is more versatile, Claude more precise with long documents and code.