OpenAI Operator
5 source-checked cases.
- Compare prices for 60–70 garden plants across 5 sites with OpenAI OperatorRecreated promptEvidence: Screenshots or logs
Overnight, Operator cross-referenced a list of 60–70 plants across 5 sites into a price comparison table; the poster called it buggy but fun.
OpenAI Operator · Shopping · Source date:
- Find a store with a chair in stock using OpenAI OperatorRecreated promptEvidence: Described by poster
The only shop the poster had found had 60 working days' delivery for a chair, so they asked Operator to find a store with it in stock; 11 minutes later it had.
Poster says:11 minutes
OpenAI Operator · Shopping · Source date:
- Batch-enter design prompts into an image generator: Operator vs Project MarinerImproved promptEvidence: Screenshots or logsPartial
For an Etsy design shop, Operator entered a ChatGPT-made list of prompts into Ideogram to generate draft designs after the user logged in; Project Mariner couldn't get past Ideogram's captcha even with the user in control.
OpenAI Operator, Project Mariner · Content · Source date:
The poster, a survey researcher, asked Operator to complete a Qualtrics survey they had created; they call the result very promising for Operator but very concerning for survey researchers.
OpenAI Operator · Research · Source date:
- Order groceries from a 16-item list with OpenAI OperatorRecreated promptEvidence: Article or interview
Operator misread parts of a 16-item grocery list and added only 13 items to the cart even after corrections; the author concluded it wasn't ready for real use.
OpenAI Operator · Shopping · Source date: