{
  "id": 19779298,
  "title": "I challenged ChatGPT and Gemini to find NYC’s best eats under $100 — here’s the winner (and how to try it in your city)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/i-challenged-chatgpt-and-gemini-to-find-nycs-best-eats-under-100",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-13T07:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Guide",
    "slug": "tom-s-guide",
    "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-challenged-chatgpt-and-gemini-to-find-nycs-best-eats-under-usd100-heres-the-winner-and-how-to-try-it-in-your-city"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "I recently put two artificial intelligences, ChatGPT and Gemini, to the test to find the best affordable dining options in New York City for a $100 budget. Here's how they performed.\n\nChatGPT's approach involved receiving a specific prompt, which instructed it to find seven cheap restaurants across the five boroughs, focusing on filling meals. The AI provided a list of dishes, including Chinese roast pork in Chinatown, a Caribbean-style plate in The Bronx, and Sri Lankan kottu roti in Queens. Each spot had an estimated price, and ChatGPT even included a map of the locations. The total cost for ChatGPT's selections came to within the $100 budget.\n\nGemini, on the other hand, followed a similar approach but did not include a map. Instead, it provided a chart with each location, the train or ferry route to get there, a recommended dish, and its estimated price. Gemini's picks included Wah Fung No. 1 Fast Food in Manhattan, Shu Jiao Fu Zhou in Manhattan, A&A Bake & Doubles in Brooklyn, L&B Spumoni Gardens in Brooklyn, and two other spots. The total cost for Gemini's selections also stayed within the $100 budget. Both AI chatbots successfully found affordable, filling meals in NYC under $100.",
  "summary": "With my $100 budget in mind, I asked ChatGPT and Gemini to find me the most affordable eateries in NYC that can satisfy me during a weekend food crawl.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}