I Cancelled ChatGPT and Bought 2 Anthropic Subscriptions Instead

I haven't opened ChatGPT in weeks.

Not because I'm not using AI—I use it more than ever. I run two companies on AI. PropTechUSA.ai and Local Home Buyers USA are both built on AI-assisted development, AI-powered operations, AI-generated content.

But ChatGPT? I cancelled it.

Instead, I now pay for two Anthropic subscriptions. And I'd pay for a third if I needed it.

Let me explain why.

Strong words? Let me back them up.

The Day I Cancelled ChatGPT

I was trying to write a sales email. Not scammy, not manipulative—just a direct email to a property owner explaining our offer and why it might work for them.

Here's what ChatGPT gave me:

I asked for a sales email. I got a lecture on consent-based marketing.

This wasn't a one-time thing. Over weeks, I noticed a pattern:

• Ask for code → Get a warning about security implications
• Ask for copy → Get a lecture about ethical marketing
• Ask for analysis → Get hedged, wishy-washy non-answers
• Ask for anything useful → Get Disney bullshit

ChatGPT has been trained to be so "safe" that it's become useless for actual business.

What I Mean by "Disney Bullshit"

Let me be specific. Disney bullshit is:

• Hedging everything: "While I can help with this, it's important to note..." Just answer the question.
• Refusing normal requests: I can't write a negotiation email because it might be "manipulative"?
• Endless disclaimers: "I'm an AI and cannot provide professional advice..." I know. I didn't ask for professional advice. I asked for a code snippet.
• Moral policing: Lectures about ethics when I ask for basic business content.
• Corporate voice: Everything sounds like it was written by a committee of lawyers.

OpenAI trained ChatGPT to never offend anyone. The result? It can't help anyone either.

Enter Claude

The first time I used Claude for a real task, I almost fell out of my chair.

Same prompt. Direct mail piece for homeowners.

That was the moment I knew ChatGPT was done.

But it went deeper than that. Here's what I discovered over weeks of heavy usage:

Claude Actually Codes

I build production systems. Cloudflare Workers, Supabase databases, API integrations, real-time dashboards. I need code that works, not code that's "educational."

ChatGPT gives me:

• Code snippets with "TODO: implement your logic here"
• Warnings about not having tested the code
• Suggestions to "consult a professional developer"

Claude gives me:

• Complete, working implementations
• Error handling included
• Explanations of why it made specific architectural choices
• Follow-up questions about edge cases I hadn't considered

I've shipped 17+ Cloudflare Workers built with Claude. Production systems handling real money. Not one of them started in ChatGPT.

Claude Understands Context

When I'm deep in a project, Claude remembers. It tracks the architecture decisions we made three prompts ago. It understands why we structured the database that way. It builds on previous work instead of starting from scratch every time.

ChatGPT? Every prompt feels like meeting a stranger who's read your file but doesn't actually know you.

Claude Gives Opinions

Ask ChatGPT "What's the best way to structure this API?" and you'll get:

"There are several approaches, each with their own trade-offs. REST is widely used and well-understood, while GraphQL offers more flexibility. The best choice depends on your specific requirements..."

Ask Claude the same question and you'll get:

"For your use case—high read volume, multiple clients, real-time updates needed—I'd go with REST for the main API and add a WebSocket endpoint for the live data. Here's why, and here's how I'd structure it..."

One is a Wikipedia article. The other is a senior developer actually helping you build something.

The Comparison Table Nobody Wants to Publish

Task	ChatGPT	Claude	Gemini
Production code	Refuses half the time	Ships it	Hit or miss
Sales copy	Ethics lecture	Multiple variations	Decent
Business strategy	Hedged non-answers	Actionable advice	Good research
Debugging	Sometimes helpful	Finds the actual bug	Surface level
Long documents	Loses context	200K token window	1M+ tokens
Creative writing	Generic	Has a voice	Flowery
Research	Outdated	Good	Connected to Google
Saying "no" for no reason	Constantly	Rarely	Sometimes

Where Gemini Fits

I don't hate Gemini. It has its place.

When I need to:

• Research a topic I know nothing about
• Brainstorm ideas without commitment
• Process a massive document (that 1M+ token context window is real)
• Get a "second opinion" on something Claude suggested

Gemini is fine. It's warm. It's friendly. It wants you to feel good.

But when I need to ship something? Gemini isn't the answer. It's too eager to please, too unwilling to push back, too focused on making you feel smart instead of making you actually smart.

It's like the difference between a friend who tells you what you want to hear and a mentor who tells you what you need to hear.

Claude is the mentor.

Why I Pay for Two Claude Subscriptions

This sounds insane until you understand how I work.

I run two companies. Each one has different contexts, different projects, different conversation histories. Trying to do both in one account meant constantly re-explaining things.

So I got two subscriptions:

• Account 1: PropTechUSA.ai development, coding, technical architecture
• Account 2: Local Home Buyers USA operations, content, business strategy

Each account has its own context. Its own memory. Its own understanding of what I'm building.

For $40/month, I have two AI senior developers who understand my businesses, ship production code, and never lecture me about ethics when I ask for a sales email.

ChatGPT was $20/month to be told "no" constantly.

The math is obvious.

The Real Difference: Anthropic Gets Business

Here's my theory on why Claude is so much better for actual work:

Anthropic built Claude to be useful.

OpenAI built ChatGPT to be safe.

These are fundamentally different goals. When your primary objective is "don't offend anyone," you end up with an AI that can't do anything. When your primary objective is "help people accomplish things," you get Claude.

I'm not saying Claude has no guardrails. It does. It won't help you build a bomb or write malware. Good.

But it also won't lecture you about consent-based marketing when you ask for a sales email. It treats you like an adult who can make their own decisions about their own business.

That's the difference.

The Bottom Line

If you're a business owner who needs to ship—code, content, products, whatever—stop wasting time with ChatGPT.

It's not going to help you. It's been trained not to help you. Every update makes it more cautious, more hedged, more useless.

Get Claude. Use it for everything that matters. Ship faster. Build more. Stop asking permission from a chat interface.

If you want to feel warm and fuzzy, use Gemini. It'll tell you you're doing great.

If you want Disney bullshit, ChatGPT is right there waiting for you.

But if you want production? Anthropic is the answer.

—Justin

P.S. — Yes, I used Claude to help write this blog post. And yes, it shipped the first draft in about 20 minutes. ChatGPT would still be asking if I'd considered the ethical implications of comparing AI products.