JENA vs ChatGPT
ChatGPT is one assistant you chat with. JENA is a team of AI employees that plans the work, shares it out and asks you before anything goes out.
Side by side
| JENA | ChatGPT | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A team of AI employees for your business | A general AI assistant you chat with |
| How you use it | Give a job to an employee, like a colleague | Start a chat and write a prompt |
| Roles | Each employee has a job title, skills and instructions | One assistant; you can set custom instructions |
| Shared work | Employees split a job and hand tasks to each other | One conversation at a time |
| Before it acts | Sends, posts and payments wait for your yes, every time | Depends on the feature you use |
| Your apps | 36 apps, with access set per employee | Connectors and apps, set for your account |
| Seeing progress | A live office and a list of every action | The chat history |
| Where it runs | A Windows app, with a phone app for approvals and chat | Web, desktop and phone apps |
| Best for | Ongoing business work you want handled | Questions, ideas and one-off writing |
One assistant or a whole team
ChatGPT is very good at answering questions and writing. You open a chat, explain what you need, and it replies. For a one-off task, that is often all you need.
JENA is built for the work that keeps coming back. Instead of one assistant, you set up employees with roles, like a Marketing Manager or a Research Analyst. Each one keeps your instructions and what it has learned about your business, so you don't explain yourself again every time.
Jobs, not prompts
With JENA you write a job the way you would brief a colleague: "Find our three closest competitors and compare their prices." JENA works out who should do what, splits the job into tasks and runs the parts that can happen at the same time. You get one finished result, not a long chat to copy from.
Nothing goes out without you
The biggest worry with AI is that it does something you didn't want. In JENA, anything that sends an email, posts online or spends money stops and waits for your approval. You also choose which apps each employee can use, so your researcher can read the web but can't send email from your inbox.
Why businesses choose JENA over ChatGPT
- Finished work, not a chat to copy from. Brief a job once and get the result: a competitor table, a week of posts, a lead list.
- Specialists who remember you. Each employee keeps its role, your instructions and what it has learned, so you stop repeating yourself.
- A team that shares the load. JENA splits a job between employees and runs parts at the same time.
- Safe by design. Every email, post and payment waits for your approval, and each employee only uses the apps you allow.
- You can see it working. A live office and a record of every action, instead of scrolling back through chats.
- Built for small business. 12 ready-made roles and 36 app connections, from NZ$29 a month for up to 3 AI employees.
When ChatGPT might suit you instead
If you only need a quick answer or an idea now and then, or you work mainly on a phone or a Mac, a chat assistant covers that.
Can I use both?
Yes. Plenty of people keep a chat assistant for quick questions and use JENA for the business work they want off their plate.
Questions
Is JENA better than ChatGPT for a business?
For business work that keeps coming back, yes. JENA gives you a team with roles, memory of your business, shared tasks, your apps and approval before anything goes out. ChatGPT is a good fit for a quick one-off question.
Can JENA replace ChatGPT for my business?
For research, writing, lead lists and planning, yes. Many people still keep a chat assistant for quick questions.
Does JENA need my ChatGPT account?
No. JENA works on its own. You only need a NOVA account.
How much does JENA cost compared with ChatGPT?
JENA starts at NZ$29 a month for up to 3 AI employees, with a 7-day free trial. Check OpenAI's site for current ChatGPT prices.
Try it on a real job.
Download JENA free for 7 days and give your first employee something you would normally do yourself.