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ChatGPT took the world by storm after its release in November 2022. Ever since, consumers and enterprises have been experimenting with what ChatGPT can do for their workflows. In fact, with over 200 million weekly active users, it’s the most widely known LLM in the world today.
If that sounds like a lot of features, it’s because it is, and it’s already a massive leap from when ChatGPT was launched.
Below, we examine what you can do with ChatGPT in detail, including the most popular cases and examples.
Key Takeaways
- ChatGPT is a chatbot that can answer questions and generate content in natural language.
- An integration with DALL-E 3 also enables ChatGPT to generate images.
- Top use cases for ChatGPT include content creation, code generation, image creation, spellchecking, and translation.
- LLM chatbots like ChatGPT tend to hallucinate, so it’s essential to fact-check outputs where possible.
- We can expect to see more use cases for ChatGPT announced by OpenAI in the future.
What Does ChatGPT Do Exactly & How?
ChatGPT uses technologies like machine learning and natural language processing to analyze text from sources like books and articles. The chatbot uses these training resources to identify patterns in natural language.
Once the user enters a prompt, ChatGPT analyzes it to infer context and then predicts what words will best answer your question based on the patterns learned from its training data. This enables it to respond to user queries in a way that’s grammatically and semantically correct.
However, this approach also means that ChatGPT can hallucinate at times, inventing facts and figures that are incorrect but stating them as if they were correct.
This means users must be aware that no matter how advanced and verbose ChatGPT’s responses may seem, they must be fact-checked for accuracy.
What Can I Do With ChatGPT? 11 Ways to Use ChatGPT
There are a wide range of things you can do with ChatGPT, from answering questions to generating content, images, and code.
Below, we look at 11 ways to use ChatGPT to improve your workflows and day-to-day life.
11. Answering Questions
One of the most valuable uses for ChatGPT is question answering. Simply enter a question into the prompt box as you would with a search engine, and ChatGPT will respond with an answer.
The free version of ChatGPT currently uses the GPT-4o mini model to generate responses, but paid users have access to other models including GPT-4o, and GPT-4.
It’s worth noting that GPT-4o has a knowledge cut off of October 2023, so won’t be able to provide information about any events past this date.
10. Content Generation
ChatGPT can also be prompted to create content for your target audience in seconds.
This includes everything from articles, blogs, essays, copy, scripts, and press releases to emails, resumes, and cover letters.
If you decide to use ChatGPT to create content, remember to fact-check the output, as LLMs tend to hallucinate. A recent study from Purdue University found that ChatGPT presents wrong answers as much as 52% of the time.
9. Text Summarization
Users can ask ChatGPT to summarize large text documents or papers. Copy and paste text into the text box or upload a file, and the chatbot will provide you with a quick breakdown of the most salient information in the text.
ChatGPT’s freely available GPT-4o mini model offers a context length of 128,000 tokens, which means you can enter input text of around 100,000 words.
8. Translation
ChatGPT’s ability to analyze natural language makes it useful for translating text into different languages.
Just enter the text or document you want translated and state what language you want it translated into.
ChatGPT currently supports over 80 languages including English, Spanish, Chinese, French, German, and Portuguese. That being said, ChatGPT may struggle to translate complex text and non-European languages.
7. Image Creation
Creating images is one of the most exciting things you can do with ChatGPT.
Thanks to a recent update, you can create images for free by logging in with DALL-E 3 or with a paid ChatGPT Plus or Enterprise subscription.
You can generate an image simply by asking the chatbot to produce an image in natural language. If you want more control over the image produced, add additional instructions that describe the content and style of the image that you want to see.
6. Code Creation
Code creation is another one of the best uses for ChatGPT. You can use the chatbot to create, edit, and explain code in popular languages such as Python, JavaScript, C++, and Java.
If you want to generate code, enter a prompt detailing what you want the code to do and what programming language the chatbot should use.
Likewise, if you want ChatGPT to explain what a piece of code does, copy and paste it into the text box and ask the chatbot, “What does the following code do?”
Remember to double-check all code for functionality and safety before deploying it, or you could introduce bugs to your solution.
5. Shopping Recommendations
If you like to shop online, then ChatGPT is a valuable tool for developing shopping lists and recommendations. In the example above, we used it to generate a basic shopping list for a birthday party.
While the tool can’t link directly to third-party e-commerce sites, it can still help give you ideas on what to purchase when surfing the web on sites like Amazon.
4. Quizzes
Another way to use ChatGPT is as a quiz tool. Simply enter a prompt instructing the chatbot to ask questions on a given topic. For example, if you’re studying for an English exam on Great Expectations, then you could use ChatGPT to generate a mock question to practice answering.
This is just another way to use ChatGPT as a study assistant, flipping the script so that it asks you questions rather than the other way round.
3. Creating Music
ChatGPT is also a useful tool when it comes to creating music, and can be used to create song lyrics, suggest progressions, and even produce midi files.
It can also be used to generate tablature for musical instruments to help the user experiment with new musical ideas and techniques.
2. Editing & Spell-Checking
In addition to content creation, ChatGPT can also be used as an editing and spell-check tool. You can do this by entering a prompt instructing the chatbot to check the following input text for spelling mistakes and to identify other stylistic changes that could be made.
The example above provides examples detailing how this section could be changed and improved.
1. Solve Math Problems
Solving mathematical problems is arguably one of the best uses for ChatGPT as an educational tool. This chatbot can not only solve mathematical problems but also explain concepts and perform a range of functions, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
The Bottom Line
Now you know what ChatGPT can be used for in 2025, and the list of use cases will definitely grow further.
We’ve only scratched the surface of what’s possible, as new use cases are being discovered all the time.
In any case, no matter what you use the chatbot for, we recommend double-checking outputs to make sure everything it produces is correct and reliable. Whether you’re asking historical questions, solving mathematical problems, or generating code, hallucinations are something to keep in mind.
