Comparison of ChatGPT and Perplexity outputs for a fiction writing task and a factual research task

Which chatbot can help me the fastest and best? This question was explored in a brief experiment with two tasks each for ChatGPT (chatgpt.com) and Perplexity (perplexity.ai). Both chatbots were given identical tasks and the results were then compared. The two tasks were chosen to be as different as possible. The first task was to write a short fiction story. The second task consisted of factual research on a bioscientific-medical topic. The different outputs of ChatGPT and Perplexity for the identical tasks were compared to determine the best chatbot for each task and the intended purpose. Translated outputs as well as original outputs (in German) from ChatGPT and Perplexity are included.