AI Face-Off

I tested ChatGPT and Gemini with 7 real-world prompts — from tricky math to coding bugs. Here’s which AI actually performs better and when to use each.

I tested Meta AI vs DeepSeek using 5 real-world prompts — one clearly delivered more useful, actionable answers across almost every category.

In the next mashup of AI Madness, we tested Gemini and Alexa+ across real-life scenarios — from saving money to breaking news. Which one will move on to the next round?

ChatGPT and Perplexity face off in our first round of Tom's Guide's annual AI Madness championship.

I asked ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini to compete in seven humor challenges — from roasting me to writing absurd jokes. The results reveal which AI is actually the funniest.

I asked Claude to write detailed prompts and used them to test ChatGPT against Nano Banana across seven image styles — from photorealism to fantasy. The results were surprisingly uneven.

 A simple one-word prompt can turn friendly chatbots into brutally honest critics — I tested it on ChatGPT and Claude to see which AI gives the toughest feedback.

Across three tests, I concluded which chatbot (ChatGPT and Perplexity) is better at handling my research prompts

I tested Gemini 3 Flash and Claude Sonnet 4.6 with 7 real-world prompts to see which AI assistant performs better for reasoning, planning, writing and creativity.

I took a break from ChatGPT to put Perplexity and Claude through a variety of tests to see which AI tool emerged as the better alternative