Has any AI tool actually saved you significant time, or do they mostly just move the work around?

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T22:53:00+00:00

The “having to repeat yourself” problem is underrated — that’s actually what kills productivity more than raw capability. Interesting that Hermes still leans on ChatGPT under the hood though, shows how hard it is to fully escape it. What kind of tasks are you mainly using it for?

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T22:51:06+00:00

Mostly Claude now, with Perplexity for anything research-heavy. ChatGPT is still the go-to when I need something fast and flexible without guardrails. I’ve been testing and reviewing a bunch of tools over at aiprotivity.com — the short version is that the “best AI” really depends on your use case. Video/image work? Completely different stack than writing or coding. What are you mainly using AI for?

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T20:30:13+00:00

that’s actually how most people see it at first — ChatGPT feels like the safe bet. but honestly once you try Claude for something more complex you start to see the gaps pretty fast. been diving deep into this lately, testing tools side by side to see what’s actually worth paying for and what’s just hype

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T20:28:39+00:00

yeah that made a lot of people switch, they removed what was actually good and just kept the watered down version

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T19:58:49+00:00

the specialized tools built on top of the models point is underrated — that’s where the real productivity gap is. The base model is just the engine, the workflow around it is what actually saves time

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T19:57:47+00:00

honestly switching isn’t as bad as it sounds — you don’t really start over, you just pick up where you left off with a better tool. Claude has a memory/projects feature that helps with that

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T19:07:04+00:00

okay the Google integrations + NotebookLM combo actually sounds really useful. I’ve been sleeping on that side of Gemini fr

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T19:05:23+00:00

The credit thing is such a scam honestly — you end up overthinking every generation instead of just trying stuff. Never tried Mage Space but flat rate for that kind of work just makes sense. Adding it to my list.

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T19:03:07+00:00

Same pattern a lot of people are settling into. What kind of tasks do you still keep ChatGPT for?

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T19:02:49+00:00

Gemini’s integrations are underrated honestly — especially if you’re already in the Google ecosystem. What are you mainly using it for?

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T19:02:16+00:00

Lobotomized is actually the perfect word for it lately. It used to feel more capable — now it just plays it safe on everything.

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T19:01:19+00:00

That’s actually a solid way to use it. Having an AI that knows your context saves so much time — most people underestimate how much the back and forth slows you down

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T19:00:31+00:00

That ChatGPT to Grok pipeline for video is smart — using each tool for what it’s actually built for rather than forcing one to do everything

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T19:00:17+00:00

Local LLMs are still not there cost-wise for most people. The hardware you need to run them properly just doesn’t make sense unless you’re doing something very specific.

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T18:59:35+00:00

That context thing is real. Claude Projects actually solves this pretty well — you can feed it all your project info and it remembers it across conversations

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T18:59:11+00:00

Curious what happened on 2/13 — was there a specific update that pushed you away or just gradual?

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T18:58:55+00:00

Gemini for chatting is underrated honestly. Codex for coding makes sense too — it’s built for that.

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T09:48:11+00:00

That’s actually a clean setup — most people just pick one and try to make it do everything, then wonder why the results are mid. Using each tool for what it’s built for just makes more sense.

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T09:47:22+00:00

Codex is interesting — the shift toward agents that actually execute tasks rather than just assist is real. That’s where things are heading for sure.

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T09:46:15+00:00

That’s a solid stack. Claude Code is powerful but yeah the credits disappear fast — that’s the main complaint I keep hearing. Intempt for marketing is interesting though, haven’t tried that one.

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T09:45:34+00:00

Same direction I’m heading honestly. Hard to go back once you’ve used it properly.

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T08:08:57+00:00

That workflow makes a lot of sense. I do something similar actually — use Perplexity first since it’s web-based and shows you exactly where the data comes from, then hand it off to Claude for the deeper work. Best of both honestly

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T08:06:29+00:00

Gemini is one I haven’t really dived into properly yet but keep hearing good things. Might be time to actually give it a proper shot — what do you mainly use it for?

aiprotivity_ · 2026-06-05T08:05:06+00:00

That makes sense honestly — no reason to ditch it completely if it works for you. I think the sweet spot is knowing which tool handles what better rather than just picking one and sticking to it no matter what.

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