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Every one of these guides starts with a real task, such as an email, a plan or a summary. First, we run the prompt in the assistant. Then we show you the prompt and the answer it gave, so you can judge the result yourself. Also, when ChatGPT or Claude changes in a way that matters, we update the guides.

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Yes. Every guide on this page is free. In addition, the free tools help you decide where to start.

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No. The guides are written for people who are not technical. If you can write an email, you can follow them.

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