# Prompting Makes a Difference

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**Created:** [October 15, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/prompting-makes-a-difference/44979 "2024-10-15T22:10:12Z")\
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If you want to use generative AI (Sonnet 3.5; ChatGPT 4o, o1 mini, o1 preview; Gemini, etc.) successfully, strongly consider doing whatever you can to up your prompting skills. Personally, I’m a fan of first being skilled in the use of clear language and critical thinking. Next, I use the available tools to improve my prompts even further.

As evidence of prompt quality being important to model output, take a look at what AlphaCodium has done for GenAI models’ ability to write code successfully:

[Post on X.com regarding AlphaCodium prompting](https://x.com/svpino/status/1846201354332893220?s=61)