ChatGPT vs. IBM Bob

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ChatGPT
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
OpenAI offers ChatGPT, an advanced general intelligence (AGI) chatbot which interacts in a conversational way. The dialogue format makes it possible for ChatGPT to answer followup questions, admit its mistakes, challenge incorrect premises, and reject inappropriate requests. ChatGPT is a sibling model to InstructGPT, which is trained to follow an instruction in a prompt and provide a detailed response.
$0
per month
IBM Bob
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
IBM Bob is an AI-assisted development tool designed to support developers across the software development lifecycle. It helps interpret developer intent and provides assistance when working with real-world codebases by using contextual awareness of the surrounding project.N/A
Pricing
ChatGPTIBM Bob
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
per month
Plus
$20
per month
Team
$30
per month per user
Pro
$200
per month
Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ChatGPTIBM Bob
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ChatGPTIBM Bob
Considered Both Products
ChatGPT

No answer on this topic

IBM Bob
Chose IBM Bob
I don't want to use ChatGPT for serious development work or customer data.

Copilot could do the same type of work, but I don't think it is tailored to software the way IBM Bob is. Also, I like the way IBM Bob is integrated in an IDE. My only access to Copilot is from various …
User Ratings
ChatGPTIBM Bob
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(21 ratings)
8.0
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(20 ratings)
7.7
(10 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ChatGPTIBM Bob
Likelihood to Recommend
OpenAI
I’d definitely recommend ChatGPT to anyone as a great introduction to generative AI and as a starting point in research, writing, brainstorming, or general questions or judgement questions. It can be a great tool to use when you don’t necessarily need an accurate answer. For example, I wouldn’t let it calculate my taxes, but I’d use it to ask some general tax questions, then ask for sources and then verify by checking those sources. I also love ChatGPT for writing and questions - it’s great for emails, creating templates and outlines, and for generating spreadsheet formulas.
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IBM
The first time using it feels like magic. Its ability to analyze an existing codebase and adapt accordingly to questions, feature requests, issues, etc. is remarkable. However, it is not limited to an existing codebase - I've had it create new applications based on styling from another application from scratch. It has quickly gone from an amazing novelty to something that is relied upon daily.
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Pros
OpenAI
  • Saves time by generating content about a specific topic very quickly
  • Allows us to quickly learn information online (from various sources or even a single lengthy article) into more summed up digestible paragraphs (and even bullet points)
  • Can autogenerate content on a vast amount of topics
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IBM
  • Analyzing existing programs, explaining clearly what it does.
  • Rewriting programs in a more modern language and/or a much more modular design, adding lots of explanatory comments.
  • Analyzing large amounts of data, verifying assumptions are either true or false.
  • Improving my ability to write good prompts, by asking IBM Bob feedback about the prompt(s) I used.
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Cons
OpenAI
  • Wish it had support for better slides generation. Sometimes we found ourselves using chatgpt to outline a presentation but build it ourselves or use a tool like Gamma
  • Maybe a chepear $10 plan. In some countries the US dollar can be expensive and $20 goes a long way.
  • I wish you could make projects with more files. They limit it. Or make the limit based on the content, not the number of files per se
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IBM
  • The setup of skills can be more simplified
  • since the IBM Bob IDE is embedded in a VSCode based framework, we have to deal with the same UI (and missing guided workflows)
  • The help pages are only available via URLs. I like to see an embedded help file which is structured and includes a search feature
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Likelihood to Renew
OpenAI
ChatGPT is a powerful assistant. As long as you understand what it is you're looking for in its results, it can save you a lot of time due to its ability to do the heavy lifting for you. This frees your time up to enable you to concentrate on other tasks.
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IBM
No answers on this topic
Usability
OpenAI
It's a potent utility tool, personally and professionally. It’s also very convenient - it can be used for a wide range of things and scenarios, and when used correctly, it usually produces dependable results in
seconds. I would give it a full 10 if it didn't hallucinate as much as it does, and the image generator was more accurate.
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IBM
It works well, for the most part, but asking for authorization for multiple steps or tool installation and use sometimes becomes bothersome. You can grant blanket authorizations but I do prefer to have a tradeoff there so not all is bad, but sometimes I get the impression that we get asked the same question several times during the same workflow.
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Support Rating
OpenAI
Their responses are always professional , although they delay sometimes
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IBM
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Alternatives Considered
OpenAI
I find that ChatGPT has the best overall system for user-friendly Ai. I like the customization options of this tool in comparison to others. The ease of setting up a custom GPT with knowledge and resources is great - you don't get that in other tools. I also like the ability to embed the application directly into the browser or computer. This is powerful and opens up addition features or tools
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IBM
ChatGPT just did not have the breadth and depth of insight for my coding needs. To get an approximation of what I wanted I had to restate my prompt multiple times, and it looked almost like it did not learn from one time to the other.
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Return on Investment
OpenAI
  • I can solve problems quickly. What would take some time, for example, writing an SPF string, ChatGPT can do it correctly in seconds if I it gives the correct information.
  • The best tool I've ever used for research. For example, I can ask ChatGPT to list all the villages, cities and townships in a specific county. And provide the URL link for each.
  • Problems that seem unsolvable, i.e. why is Gmal rejecting every message from our list server is answered with a number of suggestions that I can follow up with.
  • Basically, has elimited a tech support position in our company.
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IBM
  • We've been able to grow our own development team from within as a result of using this technology. Team members who may not have been confident enough to meaningfully contribute to the existing codebase have now become high-output developers.
  • We've been able to grow an automated test suite to more thoroughly test our mobile application. What once took two weeks of manual regression testing can now be done in an afternoon.
  • Our documentation has improved considerably, giving the product a more polished feel. Product documentation had previously consistently lagged behind new feature development.
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