Honest comparison
Sure, ChatGPT is free. But what's it actually built for your team?
Most owners who experiment alone are no further along a year later. Here's the difference.
| Capability | Datum | ChatGPT / Claude direct | Generic AI consultant | DIY (in-house) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built specifically for the building industry | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | depends |
| Controlled workflows with clear inputs, outputs, and review | ✓ | manual | varies | depends |
| Source-grounded work against your actual business context | ✓ | if you build it | depends | depends |
| Built by an operator who runs a real design-build firm | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | n/a |
| Practical first workflow selected before tools take over | ✓ | ✗ | sometimes | maybe |
| Your software stack evaluated for useful connection points | ✓ | ✗ | varies | maybe |
| Knows what "punch list" or "rough-in" actually means | ✓ | sort of | ✗ | ✓ |
| Your team learns the practical operating pattern | ✓ | ✗ | varies | maybe |
| Human accountability and review points stay explicit | ✓ | manual | varies | ✓ |
Bottom line — Datum is for controlled AI capability inside real building-industry work, not generic advice detached from the business.
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