It could be even better if it appropriately compared Claude Desktop with the Codex Desktop app which is ChatGPTs all in one desktop app offering (not coding like the cli).
That would help people more given the difference from codex desktop app and Claude desktop including workspace, dispatch, connector, skills etc is close to 0 these days.
True. I have to admit I haven't used Codex as much as Cowork. A few weeks ago, I started using Codex, though, because I needed an alternative to Cowork's computer use. I love this feature, but my issue with Cowork is that it takes full control of the computer, so you can't do anything while it's working.
Codex doesn't have this issue! Plus, I noticed it's more fluent than Cowork's computer use.
So far I've only used it for that, but, yes, I need to use it more to make a fairer comparison
From Claude results to verify the accuracy of this post:
“One thing to flag: the title says “Claude” can do these things, but almost all 7 items are actually Claude Cowork features specifically — a desktop app feature requiring a paid plan (Pro/Max/Team/Enterprise) and macOS/Windows. If someone reads this and goes to the regular claude.ai chat or mobile app expecting Cowork, Skills, Scheduled Tasks, or Live Artifacts, they won’t find them there. That’s a meaningful blurring of “Claude” vs. “Claude Cowork” that the post doesn’t clearly disclose until you’re a few paragraphs in.”
The NotebookLM CLI workaround (point 6) involves a third-party GitHub repo I can’t independently verify works as described — treat that one with more skepticism than the others.
Thanks for all the insight. I have spent the last 6 weeks on a project with another AI program. When I finish (almost there!) is there any merit to running it through Claud or Codex for an alternate outcome? I need to add charts for expansion “what ifs” and I would like some suggestions for other charts. There are probably hundreds, it’s a huge project with many divisions. Or is this a bad idea?
I don’t have time to start over but I also don’t want to miss an opportunity.
When done through Substack, you have to go to my Substack artificialcorner.com, click on your photo profile -> manage subscriptions. There, you can cancel
That said, I think you'll want to stay for more than one/two months 😅
Thank you for the article.
Very informative.
It could be even better if it appropriately compared Claude Desktop with the Codex Desktop app which is ChatGPTs all in one desktop app offering (not coding like the cli).
That would help people more given the difference from codex desktop app and Claude desktop including workspace, dispatch, connector, skills etc is close to 0 these days.
True. I have to admit I haven't used Codex as much as Cowork. A few weeks ago, I started using Codex, though, because I needed an alternative to Cowork's computer use. I love this feature, but my issue with Cowork is that it takes full control of the computer, so you can't do anything while it's working.
Codex doesn't have this issue! Plus, I noticed it's more fluent than Cowork's computer use.
So far I've only used it for that, but, yes, I need to use it more to make a fairer comparison
From Claude results to verify the accuracy of this post:
“One thing to flag: the title says “Claude” can do these things, but almost all 7 items are actually Claude Cowork features specifically — a desktop app feature requiring a paid plan (Pro/Max/Team/Enterprise) and macOS/Windows. If someone reads this and goes to the regular claude.ai chat or mobile app expecting Cowork, Skills, Scheduled Tasks, or Live Artifacts, they won’t find them there. That’s a meaningful blurring of “Claude” vs. “Claude Cowork” that the post doesn’t clearly disclose until you’re a few paragraphs in.”
The NotebookLM CLI workaround (point 6) involves a third-party GitHub repo I can’t independently verify works as described — treat that one with more skepticism than the others.
Thanks for all the insight. I have spent the last 6 weeks on a project with another AI program. When I finish (almost there!) is there any merit to running it through Claud or Codex for an alternate outcome? I need to add charts for expansion “what ifs” and I would like some suggestions for other charts. There are probably hundreds, it’s a huge project with many divisions. Or is this a bad idea?
I don’t have time to start over but I also don’t want to miss an opportunity.
IMHO:
AI/chat/LLM SYSTEMS of SYSTEMS may return different results ( whether GROK ChatGPT Gemini Claude )
Even the same prompt to the same system may yield different outcomes at different times.
Better minds than mine recommend:
1. querying for links, sources, and references for further research;
then
2. verifying search results against primary, original, as seminal sources as much as possible.
Another way to receive somewhat more accurate information is to tell your overly friendly chat systems:
✅ “If uncertain, say uncertain.”
✅ “Separate verified facts from inference.”
✅ “Provide primary sources and confidence level.”
✅ “State assumptions explicitly.”
✅ “Distinguish observation from recommendation.”
✅ “Cite original authoritative sources.”
✅ “Show evidence chain.”
Constraint-based prompting tends to work better than generic honesty requests:
https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/this-gemini-and-chatgpt-trick-will-stop-them-from-over-explaining-everything
Prompt sameness ≠ output sameness
According to the following in plain English website :
https://ai.plainenglish.io/stop-guessing-heres-what-happens-when-you-give-the-same-prompt-to-chatgpt-gemini-and-claude-da0a970ddf15
Models MAY differ because of:
* training distributions
* system instructions
* alignment policies
* context handling
* inference strategies
* safety tuning
* retrieval/tool behavior
Identical prompts CAN create:
* different recommendations
* different risk conclusions
* different prioritization
* different executive summaries.
Unrelated question, are monthly subscriptions cancellable and how? (Easy via Apple but wasn’t sure when done direct). Want to try for a month or twos
When done through Substack, you have to go to my Substack artificialcorner.com, click on your photo profile -> manage subscriptions. There, you can cancel
That said, I think you'll want to stay for more than one/two months 😅
Connectors and Skills are game changers
Yep! Skills is my favorite feature
References provided by Copilot search:
Below is a verified, research‑ready framework for checking claims about Claude features, using the most authoritative sources available.
🧩 Core authoritative sources on Claude models
These are the primary references you will want for verification:
• Anthropic Model Cards
Official specs for Opus, Sonnet, Haiku, and Claude Code.
https://www.anthropic.com/news
• Anthropic API Documentation
Technical details on features, context windows, tools, memory, and Claude Code.
https://docs.anthropic.com
• Claude Code & Agent SDK Documentation
Covers code execution, file creation, agent workflows, and checkpoints.
https://docs.anthropic.com/claude/docs/claude-code (docs.anthropic.com in Bing)
https://docs.anthropic.com/claude/docs/agent-sdk (docs.anthropic.com in Bing)
• Anthropic Research Papers
Safety, alignment, and model architecture papers.
https://www.anthropic.com/research
• Benchmarks• SWE‑Bench Verified (coding)
https://www.swebench.com
• AIME (math)
https://aimecontest.org
• GPQA (reasoning)
https://github.com/Idavidrein/gpqa
• OSWorld (agentic computer use)
https://osworld.dev
ChatGPT Plus do have connectors, subagents to work code etc as well as automation schedulers too .
Great article. Only problem I have is that there's so much useful information. I don't know where to start. 😁
Excellent article.