As of June 2026 — I might be wrong. Your job on the next pages is to find it in the UI, not trust me.
Use the Lesson 7 capability map as reference — don't memorise it; verify it.
What I expect to find (falsifiable)
| Hypothesis | If I'm right, you'll see… | If I'm wrong, note what you saw |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT is the "everything in one app" bundle | Model picker (Instant / Thinking style labels), Images, Search or Deep Research somewhere obvious | Different menu names — write them down |
| Claude is strong on text + research, not images in chat | Research or web search; Artifacts or Projects — no "generate image" in main chat | They added images — update your notes |
| Gemini leans on Google stack | Plan/model label, Deep Research, image tool on paid tiers | Free tier hides research — greyed menu still counts |
| Grok is not "generic chat #4" | Imagine + DeepSearch; X tie-in if you use the X app | You skipped Grok — fine for checkpoint |
| Free tiers tease paid features | Buttons visible but capped, greyed, or "Upgrade" | You can't find the menu at all — search official help |
The one that still bites people, and I'll be a bit smug if you catch it yourself in the next twenty minutes: paying for Claude and then expecting ChatGPT-style images. Different companies, different menus.
How to tour
- Click — don't read blog posts about features.
- Note menu names exactly as your screen shows them.
- If it's not on your tier, write
not on my tier— you still pass if you found where it lives.
Continue — start with ChatGPT.