The AI Switch Is Happening

5 Things to Try in Claude Right Now That ChatGPT Can't Do

This is why companies are switching — and why you should too.

🔄 Claude Isn't Just a Chatbot — It's a Full Work Platform

Why Everyone's Suddenly Talking About Claude

Both Claude and ChatGPT have desktop apps, connectors, and projects. But the way Claude has built them together into a single work system — where AI actually operates on your computer, works across your apps, and runs tasks while you're away — is what's making companies switch.

Here are 5 things you can try right now that work differently (or only exist) in Claude.

Try These 5 Things Today

01
Delegate Real Desktop Work With Cowork
Desktop App — Pro & Max Plans
Claude Cowork runs as a sandboxed agent directly on your computer. You give it access to a folder, and it works through multi-step tasks autonomously — organizing files, pulling data from spreadsheets, compiling reports across documents — all while you do other things. It builds its own to-do list, works through each step, and uses skills and plugins you've configured.
Try This
"I have a folder on my Desktop called Client Reports. Go through every PDF in there, pull out the key metrics from each one, and compile them into a single summary document organized by client name."
What Makes This Different
ChatGPT has a desktop app, but it doesn't have an autonomous agent that works inside a sandbox on your machine the way Cowork does. ChatGPT's desktop app lets you chat about files and screenshots — Cowork actually operates on your files independently, step by step, without you watching.
02
Send Tasks From Your Phone, Come Back to Finished Work
Dispatch — New Research Preview
Dispatch connects your Claude mobile app to your desktop Cowork session. You send a task from your phone — Claude runs it on your computer using your local files, connectors, and plugins — and you come back to the results. One persistent conversation thread that syncs across both devices.
Try This
From your phone: "In my Documents folder, find the sales deck from last month. Update the revenue slide with these numbers: [paste numbers]. Save the updated version to my Desktop and send it to me here in the chat."
What Makes This Different
ChatGPT doesn't have a phone-to-desktop task delegation system. You can use ChatGPT on your phone, but it can't trigger work to run on your desktop computer while you're away. Dispatch is a fundamentally different model — async task execution across devices.
03
Build a Claude That Already Knows Your Work
Projects — Available on Pro & Max Plans
Claude Projects let you upload documents, set custom instructions, and create a persistent workspace. Every new conversation inside that project starts with all your context already loaded — your brand guidelines, your processes, your style, your reference materials. No re-explaining.
Try This
Create a Project called "Content Strategy." Upload your brand guidelines, a few examples of writing you love, and your audience notes. Set the instructions to: "You are my content strategist. Always write in my brand voice and reference the uploaded docs for tone and style." Then start every content conversation there.
What Makes This Different
ChatGPT also has Projects now — with shared projects available on Business plans. But Claude's implementation lets you set detailed custom instructions and upload persistent documents that stay active across every conversation in the project, which makes it feel more like a dedicated workspace tailored to a specific job.
04
Get Working Apps and Files — Not Just Text
Artifacts — Available on All Plans
When you ask Claude to build something, it creates Artifacts — interactive web apps, styled documents, working calculators, charts, and downloadable files — right in the conversation. You can preview them, interact with them, edit them, and download them immediately. It's a finished product, not a code block you have to run somewhere else.
Try This
"Build me an interactive budget calculator. I want to input my monthly income, then have categories for rent, food, transportation, savings, and discretionary spending. Show me a pie chart that updates in real time as I adjust the numbers."
What Makes This Different
ChatGPT can generate code and run Python with its code interpreter, and it recently added interactive learning modules. But Claude's Artifacts create fully interactive web apps, HTML documents, React components, and styled files directly in the chat — with a live preview you can use and download. The range of what you can build and interact with right inside the conversation is much broader.
05
Connectors + Cowork: The Combination That Changes Everything
Connectors — Gmail, Slack, Google Drive, Calendar & More
Both Claude and ChatGPT have connectors to apps like Gmail, Slack, and Google Drive. What makes Claude different is that those connectors work inside Cowork — meaning Claude isn't just pulling info into a chat, it's using your connected apps as part of an autonomous workflow. It can search your email, pull a file from Drive, compile a report, and save the result — all as one multi-step task that runs in the background.
Try This
"Search my Gmail for all emails from the marketing team this week. Then check my Google Drive for the latest brand guidelines doc. Draft a content brief based on both, following the brand guidelines, and save it to my Desktop."
What Makes This Different
ChatGPT's connectors let you reference app content in a conversation. Claude's connectors feed into Cowork, so they become part of automated, multi-step workflows that run independently. It's the difference between asking about your email and having an assistant that checks your email, cross-references your files, and delivers a finished document.

The Bottom Line

ChatGPT has a great desktop app, solid connectors, and useful features. This isn't about trashing it. But Claude has built something different — a system where your AI doesn't just answer questions, it runs tasks on your computer, works across your apps autonomously, and lets you delegate from your phone.

Once you start using AI that way, chat-based Q&A starts to feel like the old way of doing things.

Cowork — an autonomous agent that works on your desktop in the background
Dispatch — send tasks from your phone, come back to finished work
Projects — a persistent workspace that knows your brand and your context
Artifacts — interactive apps and files you can use right in the chat
Connectors + Cowork — your apps powering autonomous multi-step workflows
Stop comparing chatbots. Start comparing what you can actually get done.
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