Picture the scene: You’re hosting a friendly business networking evening. The biscuits are out, the tea’s lukewarm, and four new guests walk in. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot. You’ve heard they’re all quite clever. What you didn’t expect is just how different they are…
ChatGPT
Wanders in with a big grin, shakes your hand like an old friend, and immediately says something like, “Oooh I love what you’ve done with the venue! Do you need help writing the email follow-up after this?”
They’ll chat to everyone, help you brainstorm taglines for your business cards, and somehow remember half of what you said last week but not where they put their coat. A charming overachiever who occasionally waffles but always means well.
Motto – I can help, I can help, I can help!
Claude
Arrives early, brings a thoughtful gift (organic and locally sourced, naturally), and offers to help clear up before they’ve even had a biscuit.
They speak softly but when they do, everyone listens because Claude has read the room. Literally. And the 243-page strategy doc you left lying around. Ideal for deep chats about your business purpose or rewriting your privacy policy without making you cry.
Motto – why use one word when eight would do
Gemini
Slides in mid-conversation, already halfway through their second espresso and somehow sending a calendar invite while answering a query about SEO.
Slightly distracted, very efficient, and knows everything Google ever published about anything. Struggles a bit with tone (you ask for “friendly” and get “corporate LinkedIn robot”) but gets the job done with a spreadsheet to prove it.
Motto – I’ve already started three solutions while you were asking the question
Copilot
Dressed like your accountant’s cooler sibling. Comes with a PowerPoint and absolutely knows your Q1 figures before you do.
Polite, punctual, and a little formal. Not the one to ask for logo feedback but ideal if you need a report written or an Excel formula explained without tears. Brings their own notepad and always follows up by email.
Motto – Let me prepare an overly complex but comprehensive analysis with supporting documentation
So, who do you talk to?
That depends on your business mood. Need creative ideas? Grab ChatGPT. Want to dig into big thinking? Claude’s your person. Got a Google-powered life? Gemini’s halfway through helping already. Stuck in Excel hell? Copilot’s your quiet hero.
And of course, in true networking fashion, the best move might be to get to know all of them. Each one brings something different to the party—and with the right introduction, they’ll all work brilliantly on your team.