Operator use cases
30 real things people got Operator to do, each with what they asked, how it went, and the prompt to copy.
Apply for Dutch rentals and schedule viewings
Uprent's agent submits viewing requests, reads landlord emails, drafts replies and schedules viewings; one complaint is duplicate applications to the same ad.
Book flights with AI trip planners
A blog tested five AI trip planners on completing flight bookings; Kayak's agent finished through its own checkout, while ChatGPT Operator only partly completed bookings via form-filling and needed manual cancellation.
Collect financial data on 100 independent schools
A writer had Operator gather financial data for independent schools in the background; it was slow and was stopped after about 25 schools, then the data went to o1 for analysis.
Contact OpenAI support on the user's behalf
A user had Operator try to contact OpenAI support; it got partway but an error stopped it when the user signed in to their account.
File insurance claims for overcharges
Tarun told an agent to file all the claims after finding overcharges and has received $200 back so far.
Find a toy and start checkout with Operator
OpenAI's Operator picked a toy matching criteria and opened Target.com but did not complete the purchase, walking the user through checkout.
Find London tours and order groceries
Operator found top-rated London walking tours on TripAdvisor, but its Instacart order went wrong by searching in the wrong city.
Find trending articles and generate LinkedIn post variations
A tutorial shows Operator searching Google for trending eCommerce articles, picking one, and using EasyGen to generate 10 LinkedIn post variations, pausing for the user to log in.
Handle moving errands and reservations
A TechCrunch reporter used Operator for a week; a restaurant reservation needed many interventions and an electrician booking failed.
Let Claude buy a game autonomously with Claude
The poster built payment infrastructure so Claude could complete a game purchase on its own when told to, in about 60 seconds.
Make a dinner reservation with Operator
Marily recorded her first try using Operator to make a dinner reservation, liking that it skipped searching and detail entry, but found it slower than expected.
Negotiate a lower Comcast bill via chatbot with ChatGPT
DoNotPay's ChatGPT-based bot chatted with Comcast support for an engineer and secured a $10 monthly discount.
Negotiate a lower GoDaddy support price via chat agent
The poster told an AI agent to negotiate a cheaper price in GoDaddy support chat, checking for replies every 60 seconds, and says it got a better deal.
Order groceries with computer-use agents
The author tried Operator and two other computer-use agents on grocery shopping and found the experience too poor for ordinary consumers.
Order healthy meals twice a day automatically
Flo Crivello's agent has decided and ordered his meals twice a day for two weeks, following instructions to pick the healthiest options.
Order lunch through an AI agent
Abhishek Upadhya had an AI agent order his lunch, giving it his CVV and OTP, and the food arrived without further intervention.
Order pens and search for reservations and resorts
Operator found a 144-pack of pens on Staples after Amazon blocked it; restaurant booking failed and the resort search chose random dates.
Phone local stores to check product stock with Grok Bot
A Grok-based personal assistant used Bland.ai to call local stores, hold conversations about stock, and return full transcripts with availability.
Play Wordle in a browser with a computer-using agent
Researchers had OpenAI's Computer-Using Agent play NYT Wordle; it solved only 5.36% of about 200 runs, mainly from misreading tile colors.
Rebook a work flight to save money
Arden texted a user that rebooking his Zurich flight would save $7,750; after he approved, it changed the flight and the refund hit his corporate card.
Research sales leads with Operator
Testers ran Operator on lead research; after a CAPTCHA handover it lost its mission and returned generic company profiles instead of qualified leads.
Reserve a restaurant table through OpenTable
In a demo, Operator booked a 7 p.m. table at Beretta in San Francisco via OpenTable, first searching the wrong region before correcting and asking for approval.
Run a client's Facebook ad account
An AI agent handles setup, optimization and performance for a client's Facebook ad account, which the poster says beats his manual work.
Run web research jobs and capture screenshots into a doc
A reviewer tested Operator on analyzing web-design posts, summarizing AI news, listing website builders with prices and screenshotting sites into a Google Doc, finding login and CAPTCHA handoffs frustrating.
Search venue sites for concerts to attend
The author had Operator look for classical concerts in Berlin; it returned a result after 15 minutes but struggled to navigate, and product research and Gmail receipt fetching failed.
Shop for a shirt and place the order
An AI agent compared six brands on sizing, return policies, and shipping minimums, found the nearest store, picked a size, and ordered a white dress shirt.
Shop, play a game and compile course info with Operator
Operator played a deepfake game scoring 6/10, shopped for jeans, and compiled information about online courses from the author's website.
Test a browser agent on web games with ChatGPT
Researchers had ChatGPT Atlas's browser agent play T-Rex Runner, Sudoku, Flappy Bird and Stein.world; it did well on logic puzzles like Sudoku, finishing faster than humans.
Test an agent on SEO research and outreach tasks
SE Ranking tested Operator on pulling SERP results, backlink checks and outreach email management; it was slow and error-prone, so they did not recommend it for complex SEO work.
Test Operator on legal paperwork, party planning and shopping
The author tried Operator on five use cases; party planning was 'meh' and Amazon shopping failed because it couldn't add items to the cart.