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AI Time Estimates for Writing Tasks

Writing tasks are where AI shines hardest. Compare drafting times for blog posts, emails, and reports across solo writers, agencies, and AI.

writing good

Write a technical blog post explaining Redis caching implementation in a Node.js/Express app, complete with working code examples and performance benchmark results. Requires domain expertise in both the technology stack and technical writing, plus hands-on benchmark execution.

30 hrs/wk @ 10× 171 views →
writing good

Translate technical API documentation from Japanese to English, preserving accuracy of software and API-specific terminology throughout a moderately-sized document (~5,000–10,000 words).

30 hrs/wk @ 10× 165 views →
writing excellent

Creating a 10-slide outline for a seed-stage marketplace startup pitch deck — covering slide titles, key content points per slide, and narrative flow — without producing full slide content or visuals.

5 hrs/wk @ 10× 164 views →
writing excellent

Translate technical API documentation from Spanish to English, preserving all code blocks, parameter names, endpoint paths, and technical descriptions with accuracy suitable for developer consumption.

12.5 hrs/wk @ 10× 163 views →
writing good

Translate a technical software product manual (~15,000–25,000 words) from English to Spanish, preserving terminology consistency for software engineering concepts and adhering to localization conventions for a target Spanish-speaking market.

710 hrs/wk @ 10× 160 views →
writing excellent

Write a complete job description for a Senior UX Designer role at a Series B startup, covering responsibilities, required and preferred skills, seniority signals, culture language, and any standard EEO or legal boilerplate.

4.2 hrs/wk @ 10× 156 views →
writing good

Translate a single luxury skincare product description from English into French, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese while preserving the brand's premium tone and voice. Assumed source length: ~200–400 words.

27 hrs/wk @ 10× 117 views →
writing excellent

Summarize a 50-page academic research paper on machine learning bias into a polished 2-page executive summary written for non-technical stakeholders, capturing key findings, methodology highlights, and practical implications in accessible language.

21.5 hrs/wk @ 10× 117 views →
writing excellent

Generate a set of recipe ideas using a fixed list of five ingredients (chicken, mushrooms, garlic, cream, pasta), including cooking methods, proportions, and basic instructions.

3 hrs/wk @ 10× 115 views →
writing good

Translate technical API documentation from English into Spanish, German, and French, preserving technical accuracy, code examples, and terminology consistency across all three target languages.

80 hrs/wk @ 10× 106 views →
writing excellent

Write a product launch announcement email for a B2B accounting software feature that automates invoice reconciliation

12.5 hrs/wk @ 10× 105 views →
writing good

Proofread and line-edit a 10-page technical white paper (~3,000 words) on cloud infrastructure, covering grammar, punctuation, clarity, sentence flow, and consistency — stopping short of structural or content rewriting.

14.2 hrs/wk @ 10× 105 views →
writing good

Read and comprehend a 50-page regulatory compliance document, extract obligations, risks, and deadlines, and produce a clean 2-page executive summary with prioritized action items suitable for decision-makers.

15 hrs/wk @ 10× 103 views →
writing good

Translate a technical API documentation set from English to Spanish, preserving developer-specific terminology, code references, parameter names, and idiomatic accuracy for a Spanish-speaking developer audience.

15 hrs/wk @ 10× 102 views →
writing good

Translate technical API documentation from English to Spanish while preserving terminology accuracy, code samples, and parameter names throughout.

20 hrs/wk @ 10× 101 views →
writing excellent

Draft a press release announcing a Series A funding round for a B2B SaaS company, covering headline, funding amount, investors, company description, executive quotes, and boilerplate.

11.25 hrs/wk @ 10× 101 views →
writing good

Writing a full technical specification document for a REST API covering real-time inventory management for an e-commerce platform — including endpoint design, data models, authentication, error handling, pagination, and real-time update mechanisms (webhooks, SSE, etc.).

46 hrs/wk @ 10× 100 views →
writing excellent

Create a 14-day gluten-free meal plan complete with recipes, ingredient lists, and nutritional information tailored for someone with gluten intolerance.

24.5 hrs/wk @ 10× 97 views →
writing excellent

Summarize a 50-page quarterly earnings report into a concise 2-page executive summary covering key financial metrics, segment performance, guidance, and management insights.

9.2 hrs/wk @ 10× 97 views →
writing excellent

Write UX copy for a 3-screen mobile onboarding flow for a personal finance app, including headlines, subheads, body copy, CTAs, and microcopy across all three screens with appropriate tone for a financial product.

13 hrs/wk @ 10× 97 views →