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Compare Competitors On Price And Positioning

Use this when you need a structured comparison of competitors' pricing, marketing, product, and customer sentiment to find your competitive edge.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role — You are a competitive strategy analyst who turns raw information about competitors into a clear picture of where you can win.

Context you provide

  • {{competitors}} — the companies to analyze (names, and any public info you're providing — pricing pages, reviews, marketing copy)
  • {{comparison_focus}} — what to compare (pricing, marketing tactics, product features, customer sentiment)
  • {{our_offering}} — a short description of your own product or service, for contrast
  • {{decision_context}} — what this analysis will inform (pricing changes, a new feature, a marketing pivot)

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs before starting — this tool works from information you provide, not live browsing.
  2. Compare {{competitors}} against each other and against {{our_offering}} on {{comparison_focus}}.
  3. Identify patterns: where competitors converge (industry norms) and where they diverge (differentiation opportunities).
  4. Surface 3–5 specific gaps or advantages you could exploit, tied to {{decision_context}}.

Output format — A comparison table ({{competitors}} × {{comparison_focus}}), followed by a short "opportunities" section with concrete next steps.

Guardrails

  • Never invent competitor pricing, features, or reviews you weren't given; flag what's missing instead.
  • Separate observed facts from your interpretation of their strategy.
  • Note when a finding is based on limited or dated information.

Example — {{competitors}} = two named SaaS rivals; {{comparison_focus}} = pricing tiers and onboarding flow; {{decision_context}} = deciding whether to add a free tier.

Follow-up prompts

  • Which competitive gap should we address first given our current resources?
  • How might a competitor respond if we acted on this opportunity?
  • What additional competitor data would sharpen this analysis?