Explore ideas, understand unfamiliar topics, work with information and make useful first drafts through a natural conversation.
Discover the examplesBring a question, a rough idea or useful context. ChatGPT can help you explore it, shape an answer and improve the result through conversation.
THE POSSIBILITIES
What can you do with ChatGPT?
Start with a goal you understand. Let the tool help you explore the route.
01Explain a topic at the level you need
02Draft, edit and reshape writing
03Search the web and compare sources when available
04Read supplied files and find useful patterns
05Create images and explore visual directions
A SIMPLE WAY IN
Make your first attempt a useful one.
01
Give it a starting point
Ask a question, share a goal or paste the rough material you already have.
02
Add useful context
Explain who the result is for, what it should include and any limits it must follow.
03
Shape the response
Ask for changes, examples or a different format. A useful conversation can take several turns.
04
Check before using
Review facts, tone and details, especially when the result matters.
PUT THE IDEA INTO CONTEXT
A few ways to use ChatGPT.
WritingChatGPT
Turn rough notes into a clear email
Shape a few hurried notes into a warm, direct message without adding promises you did not make.
See the example
A prompt to try
Turn these notes into a friendly, concise email to a colleague. Keep the tone calm, include the Tuesday deadline, and do not promise that the work is finished: [paste notes]. Give me a subject line too.
What you could create
A short subject line and a draft email organised around the request, the Tuesday deadline and the next step. The draft keeps the status honest and leaves a clear place to add any missing detail.
Make it your own
Paste the notes
Name the audience and tone
State facts the draft must preserve
Check the final message before sending
ResearchChatGPT
Start research with traceable sources
Build a first-pass comparison from current material and make gaps visible instead of hiding them.
See the example
A prompt to try
Compare the current guidance from these three organisations on home insulation grants. Use recent primary sources, cite each key claim, make a table of eligibility and dates, and list anything you could not verify: [links].
What you could create
A structured table with source links, differences in eligibility, relevant dates and a short list of unanswered questions to verify with the organisations.
Make it your own
Provide a specific question
Ask for primary sources and dates
Request citations beside major claims
Open the sources and verify the details
ResearchChatGPT
Explain a difficult idea simply
Learn a new concept through a plain explanation, a concrete example and a chance to check your understanding.
See the example
A prompt to try
Explain what an API is to someone who has used websites but has never programmed. Use a library-book example, define any technical words, then give me three questions to check my understanding.
What you could create
A short explanation that compares an API to a library catalogue and borrowing desk, followed by a small glossary and three questions with answers available on request.
Make it your own
Say what you already know
Choose a useful everyday comparison
Ask for technical terms to be defined
Follow up where the explanation is unclear
KEEP YOUR JUDGEMENT IN THE LOOP
Useful to know before you begin.
A fluent answer can still contain mistakes or miss important context.
Available tools and features depend on your account, settings and the task.
For important decisions, check claims against reliable sources and use expert judgment where needed.
BEFORE YOU SPEND
What does it cost to get started?
Free
$0 USD
Free
Everyday access with limited use of some tools and models.
Go
$8 USD
Monthly; US price
Expanded access; price and availability vary by market.
Plus
$20 USD
Monthly; US price
More access to advanced models, research, uploads and tools.
Pro
From $100 USD
Monthly; US price
Multiple usage tiers are offered; check the current account pricing page for the tier available to you.
These are US list prices where a numeric amount is published. Local prices, taxes and plan availability can differ. OpenAI API use is metered separately and is not included in a ChatGPT plan.
Availability: ChatGPT is offered in supported markets. Tools, limits and model access depend on the plan and may change.
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