You've walked the menus. That's more than most people who pay £20/mo and only use the chat box.
What you've got now
- ChatGPT — model/mode picker + images + search/research entry (or tier notes)
- Claude — research/web search + artifacts/projects; no native chat images (unless the product changed)
- Gemini — plan label + deep research + image tools (as your tier allows)
- Grok (optional) — Imagine + DeepSearch, or skipped
Build your cheat sheet (5 minutes)
Copy this table into Notes, Notion, or paper — your menu names:
| Platform | Model / thinking | Research | Images | Search / other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | ||||
| Claude | ||||
| Gemini | ||||
| Grok |
Screenshot rules (from Lesson 8)
| Do | Don't |
|---|---|
| Capture menus, mode pickers, tool sidebars | Screenshot private chats or client data |
Label files chatgpt-research-menu.png | Upload real invoices "for the lesson" |
Store images in a folder you'll find for Lesson 10.
What's next — comparison lab
Lesson 10 runs the same tasks across apps — fair fight. You'll use:
- The same Example Ink fictional scenario
- The buttons you found today — not panic-searching mid-prompt
I still keep a scruffy little spreadsheet of my own: which app I open for research, which for images, which for "just answer me quickly." Yours will be sharper than mine was at the start — because you've actually clicked through the menus instead of guessing.
Continue to the quick check.