Why we chose Claude over Chatgpt
Sofia Sta. Ana, Marketing Specialist
Published January 24,2025

Content Summary
A Tale of Two AIs: Working with ChatGPT and Claude
Claude vs ChatGPT: Key Differences
Strategic Selection: Why Claude Emerged as Our Choice
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Here at LOKAL we are rebuilding our company from the ground up with AI as a foundation of everything we do. To get that started, one of our first decisions is on which AI infrastructure to focus on and build on. After extensive testing across the AI landscape, two platforms consistently demonstrated enterprise-grade capabilities: ChatGPT and Claude.
Today, we're excited to share
why Claude has become our primary AI partner for delivering sophisticated, professional services.

A Tale of Two AIs: Working with ChatGPT and Claude
ChatGPT is a remarkable technology. We continue to leverage its capabilities for rapid ideation and adaptable content creation, where it excels as an agile creative assistant for generating ideas and handling discrete tasks.
Claude, however, brings a different dimension to our work. It functions as a seasoned professional team member, demonstrating an intrinsic understanding of marketing agency workflows. While ChatGPT serves admirably as a universal AI companion, Claude's purposeful engineering for professional teams aligns perfectly with our needs.
Through LOKAL’s daily operations, we've observed several key distinctions that shape our work:
- ChatGPT demonstrates excellence in individual contributor scenarios, making it ideal for personal projects and creative exploration
- Claude shows particular strength in team environments, maintaining consistent brand voice and managing complex, multi-stage projects
- ChatGPT offers a conversational interface optimized for fluid interaction
- Claude provides a professional-grade interface designed for precision and technical depth
Claude vs ChatGPT: Key Differences
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Developer and Design
Claude is developed by Anthropic, with a specific focus on creating safe, ethical AI tools
ChatGPT is from OpenAI and has a broad application focus.
Interface and Accessibility
For Claude:
- Simple, clean workspace interface
- Deeper technical capabilities
- More precise and detailed outputs
- Organizes work better by:
-Creating separate windows for files and code
-Keeping track of what's been
created through a workspace
storage feature called Artifacts
-Making it easy to share and save
chats and Artifacts with team
members
For Chatgpt:
- Friendly, social media-style interface
- Quick responses for general queries
- Good for casual users and basic tasks
- Advanced voice command capabilities and voice processing
- Limited technical depth in responses
Technical Capabilities
For Claude:
- Technical document processing
- React component creation
- Code review and analysis
- Data analysis and insights
For Chatgpt:
- Basic code interpretation
- General content generation
- Image creation through DALL-E
- Web browsing capability
Content Creation
Claude
is strong in technical visualization, and technical and structured interaction
Chatgpt is strong in image generation and processing, and has multiple interaction channels
Overall Company Direction
Claude feels like it’s being built for a great workspace tool and companion, with features that are focused on increasing productivity and collaboration.
ChatGPT feels like it’s being built as a “HER” or a “Jarvis” clone. It excels on personalization and voice interface, and it feels like it’s headed towards becoming a full fledged personal AI assistant.
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Strategic Selection: Why Claude Emerged as Our Choice
At LOKAL, our teams work across diverse client projects, each demanding precise brand consistency and sophisticated execution. Claude's remarkable ability to maintain consistent brand voices while managing complex, multi-stage tasks has proven transformative for our operations. Its clean, straightforward interface combined with powerful technical features helps our teams deliver high-quality work consistently—an essential factor for LOKAL as we continue to grow and innovate.
Real Examples: How We Apply Claude at LOKAL
Here are two specific implementations that showcase Claude's value to our workflow:
1. Hotel Industry Content Creation
We recently undertook a project developing SEO-optimized content for a luxury hotel chain. Our challenge was maintaining consistent premium messaging across 70+ webpages while seamlessly integrating technical SEO elements.
Our process with Claude encompassed:
- Comprehensive integration of client brand guidelines and existing content
- Implementation of detailed SEO research and keyword strategies
- Strategic analysis of high-performing luxury hospitality content
The results were transformative: our content production timeline compressed from two weeks to just three days. More importantly, we achieved unprecedented consistency in sophisticated tone across multiple writers - a persistent challenge with traditional approaches. This enhancement not only elevated our client's brand presence but also streamlined our internal review processes significantly.
2. Turning Blog Posts into Social Media Videos
One of our key operational challenges involved transforming comprehensive blog content into compelling social media narratives. Consider our "Hotel SEO Guide" - while the original 2,000-word article offered deep industry insights, adapting this wealth of information into dynamic social media scripts presented a notable efficiency challenge.
Our refined process with Claude now encompasses:
- Strategic integration of blog content and engagement analytics
- Data-driven identification of high-performing segments
- Precise style direction spanning educational content and operational insights
The transformation has been remarkable: What once demanded significant time investment in content distillation now produces initial video scripts within minutes. Claude excels at extracting core messaging and recalibrating it for social media consumption, creating impactful content that resonates effectively across TikTok and Instagram Reels.

Why this matters for our industry
Our selection of Claude represents more than choosing an AI tool - it reflects our commitment to finding optimal solutions for our specific needs and those of our clients. While ChatGPT remains an impressive innovation that we employ for specific tasks, Claude has emerged as our cornerstone for professional client deliverables and team collaboration.
We are incredibly excited to continue this journey of building with AI and sharing our experiences with you. The future of digital marketing is being shaped by AI, and we're eager to navigate this transformative landscape together.
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