One-page snapshot of a competitor's offer and prices
- Who it's for
- Owners reviewing their pricing or positioning
- Outcome
- A one-page summary of what a competitor sells, for how much, and how they describe it.
- Why Handoff 1
- Read-only research from public pages.
Steps
- Name the competitor and their website.
- Ask for their main products or services, published prices, and how they describe their audience.
- Ask for the date each page was checked and its link.
- Compare with your own offer yourself; decide what, if anything, to change.
Copy-paste prompt
Works with any agent. Replace the [square brackets] with your details.
Create a one-page snapshot of [competitor] ([website]) using only public information.
Include: what they sell, published prices, who they say it is for, any guarantees or offers, and how customers can contact them. Give the URL for each point.
Mark anything you are inferring as 'inferred'. Do not sign up, start a trial, fill in forms or contact them.Notes for each agent
Only features we found in each provider's official documentation on 14 Oct 2026 are stated as product facts, with the source linked. Product features change; check before relying on them.
Claude Suggested
Claude (Cowork) can run this as a multi-step task. It can only read files in folders you have connected, so connect just the folders this job needs and ask for links to every source.
From official docs Official source
ChatGPT Suggested
In ChatGPT Work, the cloud browser asks before visiting a new website by default. Keep that setting on 'Always ask' while you learn how it researches.
From official docs Official source
Gemini Suggested
Gemini Deep Research shows a research plan you can edit before it starts and uses Google Search by default. Reports usually take 5-10 minutes.
From official docs Official source
Microsoft Copilot Suggested
With a qualifying Microsoft 365 plan, the Researcher agent writes a source-cited report and may ask clarifying questions first. At work it can also draw on your files and email, so say 'web only' if that is what you want.
From official docs Official source
Open agents & automations Suggested
A self-hosted agent (for example OpenClaw or Hermes Agent) or an n8n workflow can do this, but you choose its tools. For a read-only job, give it web search only: no email-sending, file-writing or payment tools.
General guidance, not a verified product claim
Common failure, and how to catch it
- What goes wrong
- It presents a guess as a published fact, or mixes up two businesses with similar names.
- How to catch it
- Ask it to mark inferences and include the URL for each point.
Time and cost
- Time to set up
- 10 minutes
- Cost
- Works in a standard chat on most plans; no extra tools needed.
Sources
- https://support.claude.com/en/articles/13345190-get-started-with-claude-cowork
- https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001280-using-cloud-browser-in-chatgpt
- https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/15719111
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/get-started-with-researcher-in-microsoft-365-copilot
Reviewed 14 Oct 2026 against the sources above. This playbook has not been tested on every agent listed; it is written to be agent-agnostic.