Recorded AI speed tests

Pick a task, then a model. Every race listed here has a real recorded response, with its measured time and a link to the prompt and output. Want to explore freely? Try the interactive tool →

Writing

Write a professional email

Typical human time: 8 min

Write a social media caption

Typical human time: 5 min

Write screenplay dialogue

Typical human time: 40 min

Draft a job description

Typical human time: 25 min

Write a full essay

Typical human time: 2 hr

Reading

Summarize a short document

Typical human time: 10 min

Summarize a long article

Typical human time: 15 min

Summarize a 50-page research paper

Typical human time: 2 hr

Write technical documentation

Typical human time: 1.5 hr

Draft a thesis chapter

Typical human time: 6 hr

Solving

Turn notes into a to-do list

Typical human time: 5 min

Plan a month of content

Typical human time: 30 min

Analyze a spreadsheet of expenses

Typical human time: 45 min

Analyze an influencer strategy

Typical human time: 2.5 hr

Design a meta-analysis plan

Typical human time: 4 hr

Draft a PhD research proposal

Typical human time: 8 hr

Outline a financial model

Typical human time: 3 hr

Coding

Explain a block of code

Typical human time: 15 min

Explain a system design

Typical human time: 30 min

Refactor a function

Typical human time: 25 min

Editing

Check spelling and grammar

Typical human time: 3 min

Explain a word

Typical human time: 2 min

Reply to a customer message

Typical human time: 6 min

Translate a paragraph

Typical human time: 6 min

Adapt a novel chapter to screenplay

Typical human time: 3 hr

Some combinations are available as estimates in the interactive tool but are omitted here until we record a run. See how we measure or download the open dataset.