ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Copilot

On Monday morning, after a very heavy weekend, I needed to wake up my brain with something... So, I decided to test ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot with a children's riddle. Here is what I asked them:

Can you answer please next question: A fish and a half cost a dollar and a half. What is the cost of ten fish?

Let's see the answers and compare them.

ChatGPT

Sure! Let's break it down:

If a fish and a half cost a dollar and a half, then we can infer that one fish costs one dollar and one half of a dollar, or $1.50.

So, if one fish costs $1.50, then ten fish would cost $15.00 (since $1.50 multiplied by 10 equals $15.00).

After receiving this answer, I decided to find out the reason behind it, the logic: Why you say that one fish costs $1.5?

And it apologized as usual, but it got it right...

Gemini

Unfortunately, with the given information, we cannot determine the exact cost of ten fish. Here's why:

The problem states that a fish and a half cost $1.50. This means we don't have the price of a single fish. We can only calculate the combined price of one fish and half another fish.

There are two possible scenarios:

1. Price per whole fish is not constant: It's possible that the price per fish isn't constant. Maybe the seller offers a discount for buying one and a half fish together. In this case, the price of ten fish wouldn't be directly related to the cost of a fish and a half.
2. Price per whole fish can be derived: If the seller has a fixed price per fish, we could solve for it. Here's how (but it requires an assumption):

• Let X be the price of one fish.
• We know one fish and a half cost $1.50, which can be written as: X + (1/2)X = $1.50
• Combining like terms: 1.5X = $1.50
• Dividing both sides by 1.5: X = $1 (assuming the price applies to whole fish)

However, even after finding the price of one fish ($1), multiplying it by 10 (number of fish) wouldn't necessarily give the exact cost of ten fish. There might be bulk discounts or other factors affecting the total price.

Therefore, without additional information about the pricing structure, we cannot definitively determine the cost of ten fish.

Copilot

Certainly! Let’s break down the problem step by step.

1. We know that?a fish and a half?cost?a dollar and a half.
2. Let’s denote the cost of?one fish?as?(x)?dollars.
3. Then, the cost of?a fish and a half?would be?(1.5x)?dollars (since it’s one fish plus half a fish).
4. According to the given information, this cost is?a dollar and a half, which we can express as?1.5 dollars.

Now, let’s set up an equation:

[1.5x = 1.5]

Solving for (x):

[x = \frac{1.5}{1.5} = 1]

So, the cost of?one fish?is?1 dollar.

To find the cost of?ten fish, we multiply the cost of one fish by ten:

[10 \times 1 = 10]

Therefore, the cost of?ten fish?is?10 dollars. ????????????????????

If you have any more questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask!???

Personal experience evaluation and preferences

On a daily basis, I use the free version of ChatGPT, mainly for text correction and sometimes for creation. It takes me a good amount of time and very often frustration until I achieve the result I need. Probably it's my fault because of not providing completely perfect prompts...On the other hand, the "fellow" is obstinate, sometimes arrogant, and generally I do not trust it. ??

Google seems to enjoy 'beating around the bush' ?? - and the proof is the quality of the SERPs. To be honest, I spent a few good moments laughing at the "There might be bulk discounts or other factors affecting the total price." approach.

I like Copilot - They got the idea of the question, and you can understand that by the added emojis in the answer. A very nice touch is the links to similar questions at the end (the arrow on the screenshot).

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