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Issue 108

PromptHacker Weekly -- Issue #108

The cheapest move you can make this week saves real money: ChatGPT Go went worldwide at $8, and moving the staff who never touch the Thinking model off Plus cuts a typical team's AI bill by 40 to 60 percent with no loss of capability.

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What matters today

The cheapest move you can make this week saves real money: ChatGPT Go went worldwide at $8, and moving the staff who never touch the Thinking model off Plus cuts a typical team's AI bill by 40 to 60 percent with no loss of capability.

Format Weekly newsletter issue
Audience Executives using AI at work
Time 9 min read
Topic Weekly Brief

Welcome byte

This issue gives executives a clean scan of PromptHacker Weekly -- Issue #108. Start with the quick hits, then use the companion guides for the workflows worth testing this week.

Quick Hits

#01

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Go worldwide at $8 a month

Go went live everywhere on a $8 US price with GPT-5.2 Instant and 10x the messages, uploads, and image generations of the free tier. Read more

#02

Copilot Agent Mode reaches Excel on desktop and Mac

Microsoft's January wave lets Copilot build pivots, formulas, and charts directly in the live worksheet, with PowerPoint following in February. Read more

#03

Gemini's Nano Banana edits images by drawing on them

Circle, doodle, or point directly on a photo to target an edit instead of describing the region in text, live on web, Android, and iOS. Read more

#04

ChatGPT Go Just Went Worldwide at $8: How to Cut Your Team's AI Bill by 60 Percent Without Losing Capability

The exact per-seat math that decides who should move to Go and who should stay on Plus Read more

#05

Claude Cowork Now Runs on the $20 Plan: A Desktop Agent That Works Your Files Without the Copy-Paste Loop

What Claude Cowork is and why running it inside Claude Desktop changes how you do file work Read more

Top AI Updates

1. ChatGPT Go Just Went Worldwide at $8: How to Cut Your Team's AI Bill by 60 Percent Without Losing Capability

The exact per-seat math that decides who should move to Go and who should stay on Plus

2. Claude Cowork Now Runs on the $20 Plan: A Desktop Agent That Works Your Files Without the Copy-Paste Loop

What Claude Cowork is and why running it inside Claude Desktop changes how you do file work

3. Copilot Agent Mode Reaches Excel on Desktop and Mac: Stop Copying Output Into Cells

The difference between Copilot suggesting an analysis and Copilot building it in the cells

Pro Tip

A complete copy-paste prompt for a board summary, a competitive analysis, and a proposal

Action items:

  • Copy the prompt or framework into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.
  • Test The Plan-First Prompt: One Habit That Kills the Revision Cycle on Complex ChatGPT Tasks on one live decision, document, or meeting artifact.
  • Save the best version as a reusable team template.

Productivity Gem

The monthly run sequence that takes the report from raw export to finished in under 30 minutes

Action items:

  • Choose one recurring workflow with a clear before and after.
  • Run the Build Your Monthly Report Once, Run It Forever: A Reusable Copilot Agent Mode Workflow workflow once with real work, not sample data.
  • Keep it only if it saves at least 30 minutes this week.

Health Tip

Why a generic cold-and-heat routine ignores the one thing that should drive it: your recovery

This information is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your health routine.

Kids Tip

Kids create a hands-on AI project: MLK Day Activity: Ask AI to Explain the Dream, Then Help Your Child Write Their Own. A parent or educator helps them build, test, and explain what the AI tool gets right and wrong.

Wrap Up

Pick one workflow from this issue, run it with real work, and keep the result only if it makes the next decision clearer or faster.

About the author

Pierre Bradshaw Founder, PromptHacker.ai

Pierre has spent 25+ years building growth systems across fintech, real estate, lending, campaigns, and AI workflows, with $1.5B+ in client value delivered.

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