Sunday Showdowns: All Comparisons
Every Sunday Showdown and AI tip in one list with quick links.
“Sunday Showdown” is an exclusive column for paid subscribers.
It features:
A comparison of two or more AI tools undertaking a task.
A tip for working with AI, typically related to the competing tools.
The goal is to help you discover which tools or models perform best for specific purposes and share valuable tips to improve your workflow.
Use this page to easily find any Sunday Showdown and jump right to the relevant post.
Happy exploring!
🍎1. Logo creation
Tools compared: DALL-E 3 vs. Imagen 2 (+a bonus contestant)
Can image models design a decent logo? Let's find out how they handle the job for a fictional lunar tourism company.
AI tip: Discover a simple way to nudge AI image generators toward creating more consistent logos.
🎤2. Composing jingles
Tools compared: Riffusion vs. Suno
Can AI compose a catchy jingle? Watch Riffusion and Suno go head-to-head to create a funky tune.
AI tip: See how to end up with better lyrics by splitting up the process.
🔊3. Realistic sound effects
Tools compared: ElevenLabs “Sound Effects” vs. Meta AI “Audiobox”
Which AI creates the most realistic effects? Listen to our contestants make everyday sounds, sci-fi effects, and longer audio sequences.
AI tip: Discover a handy workaround for generating longer, more complex sound sequences.
🤡4. Stand-up comedy
Tools compared: ChatGPT-4 vs. Pi
Which AI tells the best jokes? I compare LLMs in a stand-up showdown featuring hippos, apples, and—somehow—politics.
AI tip: Learn how to make AI-generated jokes funnier and more specific.
👄5. Lip-sync battle
Tools compared: Pika Labs vs. Runway
Can video tools make characters speak convincingly? Our tools give it a shot in this lip-sync battle featuring two familiar faces.
AI tip: Discover a workflow tweak that improves your AI-generated lip-sync videos.
🎵6. Songwriting
Tools compared: Suno V3 vs. Udio
How good are AI songs? Suno and Udio face off to compose rap and opera tracks. Will the newcomer dethrone the veteran?
AI tip: A look at Udio’s editing features.
📖7. Microfiction
Tools compared: Gemini 1.5 Pro vs. GPT-4 Turbo
Can LLMs write compelling microfiction? Watch our chatbots craft silly sci-fi tales featuring inanimate protagonists.
AI tip: Discover how to nudge ChatGPT toward a more engaging and readable writing style.
🖼️8. Spelling & prompt adherence in images
Tools compared: Firefly Image 3 vs. DALL-E 3
Which text-to-image tool is better at spelling and following directions? Watch our contestants render text and complex scenes in images.
AI tip: See how inpainting helps you refine and fix near-perfect images.
💻9. Game coding
Tools compared: GPT-4 Turbo vs. Llama 3
Can AI code a simple game from scratch? Watch our contestants code a simplified version of a classic (and play the resulting games).
AI tip: Learn a simple way to help the LLMs get a head start.
🗣️10. Voice cloning
Tools compared: PlayHT vs. Speechify vs. VEED vs. Vocloner
Which free AI can best clone your voice? Four contenders step into the ring. One is an epic fail.
AI tip: Get specific tips for PlayHT and VEED.
🛒11. Product marketing copy
Tools compared: GPT-4o vs. Gemini 1.5 Pro
Can AI write persuasive product copy? Our contenders face off to create a landing page for a fake and silly gravity-defying product.
AI tip: See how to help a chatbot make the copy better.
📝12. Document Summarization
Tools compared: Claude 3 Sonnet vs. Gemini 1.5 Pro
Which AI gives better summaries? Claude 3 goes head-to-head with Gemini 1.5 Pro to condense a research paper.
AI tip: A simple workaround for using Claude with larger documents.
🪧13. Marketing Collateral
Tools compared: DALL-E 3 vs. Ideogram 1.0
Who is the ultimate marketing designer? DALL-E 3 takes on Ideogram 1.0 in a showdown to create movie posters, festival flyers, and banner ads.
AI tip: Unlock Ideogram’s creativity with its "Magic Prompt" feature.
🔊14. Sound Effects (Round 2)
Tools compared: Stable Audio Open vs. ElevenLabs “Sound Effects”
Is Stable Audio Open a match for ElevenLabs’ newly launched “Sound Effects”? I put both models to the test with campfire sounds, firetrucks, and more.
AI tip: Adjusting creativity sliders for more natural output.
📰15. AI News Summaries
Tools compared: GPT-4o vs. Perplexity
How helpful is AI for news research? I test GPT-4o and Perplexity to see how accurately they can summarize the latest headlines.
AI tip: Using Pereplxity to dive beyond the headlines.