Use cases

What people get these assistants to do, and which ones can actually do it. Solid logos are jobs we tested; hollow ones are jobs people report.

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    Check in and get the boarding pass

    Watch for the check-in window, check in, and send the pass with the seat.

    Try sendingCheck me in for my [airline] flight tomorrow the moment the window opens, pick an aisle seat if you can, and send me the boarding pass.

    From @DavidPawlan, @its_jmomo, @berrrrrrrrrrrrt, Simon Taylor

    5 tested · 2 reportedDetails
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    Book a flight with points

    Find a business-class seat on miles instead of the cash fare and book it.

    Try sendingFind me a business class seat from Barcelona to Los Angeles on [date]. Use my points or any cheaper routing; the cash fare is $6,500 and I won't pay that.

    Award availability is the hard part; expect a shortlist, not always a booking.

    From @JamesonCamp, @oliverbrocato, chest

    1 tested · 1 reportedDetails
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    Book flights for the family

    Find the seats, use any credit you forgot you had, and book everyone together.

    What they senthelp me find flights to Cancun for the three of us for a wedding.

    From @srcasm, @Mkjung

    1 tested · 1 reportedDetails
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    Plan a whole trip

    Train, hotel, dinners, sights and tickets, planned in one thread.

    Try sendingPlan a weekend in Hamburg for six of us: train from Berlin, the sights, a dinner for six near [hotel], and tickets to MJ the Musical on Saturday.

    From @cemvogt, u/lostpilot

    0 tested · 2 reportedDetails
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    Watch fares and rebook when something better appears

    Keep an eye on prices, cancellation costs or a better Airbnb, and report back daily.

    Try sendingWatch fares from [home airport] to [destination] for [month] and text me the moment a good one appears.

    From @HankFrank, @zachrose51, Tremendous

    0 tested · 2 reportedDetails
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    Rent a car

    Find and book a car for your dates near the airport.

    Try sendingBook me a car on Turo for [dates] near [airport], something mid-size under $[X] a day.

    From @chrissev

    0 tested · 1 reportedDetails
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    Book a hotel with free cancellation

    Find a room under budget near where you'll be and hold or book it.

    Try sendingBook me a hotel near [address] for [dates], under $[X] a night, with free cancellation.

    Also the benchmark's online-task test, so every tested assistant ran this exact job.

    From reddit-user

    23 tested · 1 reportedDetails

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