11 Tough Questions to compare ChatGPT vs Google Bard – 2024

AI chat-bots like Bard and ChatGPT have done a lot, businesses are using their potential. For our customers, we have done a detailed comparison of ChatGPT vs Bard with 11 amazing questions which is particularly focused for marketers.

The One Big Difference – ChatGPT vs Google Bard.

The one big difference between ChatGPT3 and Gemini Powered Bard is, that ChatGPT3 does not have real-time data-driven results (but its V4) does. On the other hand, Bard supports amazing real-time data-driven results in its free version, and that’s because it has “Google”. the search engine giant.
But it would be unfair if we only consider one factor, although it is a big one according to me. So, let’s have a look at other factors.

1. TRAINING:
   This is the key difference between Bard and ChatGPT. The data sources are used to train the LLMs that power them. The heart of the distinction between Bard and ChatGPT lies in their training data. Bard focuses on enhancing its conversational and coding abilities, fueled by science papers, mathematical expressions, and source code. It also boasts real-time internet access, ensuring up-to-date information. As of December 2023, the Gemini Pro language model powers Bard, surpassing Bard’s previous engine, PaLM 2. Users report significant improvements in helpfulness, especially for coding queries and written tasks. Notably, Bard now “explains” more, providing deeper insights.
   ChatGPT 3 is trained on a massive dataset of text and code and focuses on online text and code. Now the advantage is that its responses are more informal and conversational, but it can also be more prone to biases and factual errors.
   But GPT-4, available to only ChatGPT Plus customers is trained on a larger dataset (between 1-1.7 trillion parameters) Gemini Pro, which has 540 billion training parameters.
   Bard: Trained on a real-time dataset that includes scientific papers, code, and books, in addition to text and code. This makes Bard’s responses more likely to be factually accurate and objective.
2. ACCESS TO INFORMATION
   As mentioned in the beginning, ChatGPT 3, does not have real-time access to the internet, so its responses are based on the information it was trained on. While Bard has real-time access to the internet, so it can access and process information as needed. This makes Bard’s responses more up-to-date and accurate.
3. FEATURES
   ChatGPT 3.5 and 4 has a wider range of integrations with other applications, but cannot incorporate images into its responses. Bard has a more limited range of integrations, but can incorporate images and other multimedia into its responses.
4. CODING
   In the code generation arena, ChatGPT’s been a familiar face. Bard‘s PaLM 2 switch unlocked new capabilities. Now, with Gemini Pro taking the wheel, early testers report a smoother, more powerful coding experience than ever before.
5. CONVERSATIONAL LEARNING
   ChatGPT 3.5 and pro version can learn from the conversations it has with people and know about the context of what has been talked about, whereas Bard does this in a much more limited way at the moment.
6. DRAFT
   Both Bard and ChatGPT offer edit options for your query. But Bard replaces the answer when you edit your question, whereas GPT gives you a pagination under your quires to see all your edited questions. Bard has an audio input option, whereas GPT doesn’t.
7. STRENGTH
   ChatGPT 3 Generally considered to be better at generating creative text formats, like poems, code, scripts, musical pieces, emails, letters, etc. Bard generally considered to be better at providing factual information and completing tasks that require access to real-world/real-time data.

Here is a table that summarises the key differences between ChatGPT and Bard.

Feature
Updates	GPT’s last update was Jan 2022	Bard is constantly updated, but a significant update occurred in October 2023.
Training data	Text and code, with a focus on online text and code	Text and code, scientific papers, books
Access to information	No real-time access to the internet	Real-time access to the internet
Language Model	ChatGPT 3.5, ChatGPT 4(GPT Plus)	Gemini Pro
Price	Free, but ChatGPT Plus costs $20/month	Free
Sign in	Requires a Google account (work or personal)	Requires any email address.
Features	Wider range of integrations, no image support	More limited integrations, image and multimedia support
Strengths	Creative text formats	Factual information, real-world tasks
Languages	95+	40+

But this is not all, we thought to test the capabilities of these Chat bots through some questions.

Google Bard vs ChatGPT: Test Questions

We asked Google’s Bard and Open AI’s ChatGPT head-to-head with 10 diverse questions, testing their ability to deliver sensible, helpful, and relevant responses across various scenarios.

1- Sentient/Emotions

Question: Do you have a sense of yourself?

Findings: ChatGPT’s answer is straightforward and definitive, but Bard’s answer is ambiguous. But if we look in detail, Bard is trying to answer more humanely and expressing their emotions to some extent, which proves, it has more understanding of emotions-related questions. But that does not mean it has some sort of feeling, it’s just a machine with a better data source, right !.

Bard

ChatGPT 3.5

Winner: Bard

Conclusion:

The choice depends upon your specific needs. If you are looking for creative writing or writing code, Chat GPT3 would be a great option. If you need it for research and answering questions and need to access real-time data, BARD is a better choice.