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PH-1085 · Text prompt

Compare Two Options Without Order Bias

Has the model judge each of two options on its own against your criteria, then compare them twice with the order swapped, so the one you happened to list first can't win on position. For two job offers, two tools, two drafts or two quotes.

What you get

Has the model judge each of two options on its own against your criteria, then compare them twice with the order swapped, so the one you happened to list first can't win on position.

What you need
  • 4 blanks to fill in: the decision and the deadline criteria first option, with the facts you have second option, with the facts you have
Best inChatGPTAlso works in Claude, Gemini
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Prompt · October 31, 2026
I need to choose between two options and I want a fair comparison. The order I list them in, or the one I seem to lean towards, shouldn't decide it.

What I'm deciding: [the decision and the deadline]
What matters, most important first: [your criteria]
Option one: [first option, with the facts you have]
Option two: [second option, with the facts you have]

Show your work for each step:
1. Judge option one alone. For each criterion, a score from 1 to 5 and one line of evidence from what I wrote. Don't mention option two.
2. Judge option two the same way, as if you'd never seen option one.
3. Compare them with option two presented first: the winner on each criterion and overall.
4. Compare them again from scratch with option one first.
5. If steps 3 and 4 disagree anywhere, say where, then settle it from the scores and evidence in steps 1 and 2.
6. Decide. Name the winner, how big the gap is (clear, narrow or a tie), the strongest case for the other option and the one fact that would flip the result.

Use only the facts I gave you and label any guess as a guess. If a criterion can't be judged from what I wrote, leave it unscored and say what you'd need. Don't tell me both are good. Pick one, and if it's a genuine tie, tell me what would break it.
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How to use it

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  2. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT.
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