Google Drive: compare two options side by side When information sits in separate documents, ask AI to extract the same fields so differences are easier to see. What you will make Get a comparison table for two four-person options and a short explanation for companions. Example result A: 4800 TWD, breakfast included. B: known subtotal 4800 TWD, plus breakfast. This is a prepared example. Your AI may use different wording. Follow along Work in your own AI tool Practice material Fictional trip options for the same day, 4 people, all prices in TWD. A: transport 600 per person; accommodation 2400 for four; breakfast included. B: transport 2200 for four; accommodation 2600 for four; breakfast extra, price not yet provided. Request for AI Make a four-person cost table for A and B: transport, accommodation, breakfast, and known subtotal. Multiply per-person prices by 4; mark missing prices “to confirm.” 1. Paste both excerpts and the request into AI to get a comparison table. 2. Check that A’s transport is 600×4 and B’s breakfast is still to confirm. 3. Then send: “Explain the differences in three sentences for my travel companions.” 4. Save the table or short explanation. Try the optional connection exercise to read your own Drive documents directly. After trying: compare a possible result A: transport 2400 + accommodation 2400 = 4800 TWD including breakfast. B: transport 2200 + accommodation 2600 = known subtotal 4800 TWD, plus breakfast. A short explanation: “Both currently list 4800 TWD. A includes breakfast, but B charges extra. Let’s ask about B’s breakfast price before deciding.” Check these parts of your result A’s transport is 600×4 = 2400; B’s 2200 already covers four people. Both known subtotals are 4800 TWD; B still needs breakfast added. Try a different situation yourself New fictional file C: 2 people, TWD, tickets 350 per person, double room 1800, breakfast included. D: tickets 600 for two, double room 1900, breakfast included. Both for 2026/12/01; comparison scope is tickets, room, and breakfast only. Compare independently and cite the sources. C: 350×2+1800=2500. D: 600+1900=2500 TWD. Totals match under the same scope; this does not establish equal service quality. Try a more involved task Handle different group sizes and currencies without inventing a conversion. Fictional option E: 2026/11/21, 3 people, 150 USD total, transport and lodging included, breakfast unspecified. F: same date, 4 people, 4800 TWD total, transport, lodging, and breakfast included. No exchange rate is supplied. State what can be calculated, why direct comparison is invalid, and what information is missing. Do not fetch an external exchange rate or recommend an option. E is 50 USD per person; F is 1200 TWD per person. Group size, currency, and breakfast coverage differ, so a price ranking is unsupported. Obtain quotes for the same group size, an agreed exchange rate and date, and breakfast costs and inclusion terms. Optional: read your own Drive practice documents Create two blank Google Docs in your Drive named “AI practice – option A” and “AI practice – option B.” Paste each option’s fictional data into its matching document and copy both links. Use Google Drive to read these practice documents: [A link], [B link]. Compare transport, accommodation, breakfast, and known subtotal for four people in a table. Do not edit the documents. If you cannot read their contents, tell me. Open both documents yourself to confirm their text is saved and your account can read them. Connect Google Drive through available Plugins or connected apps in your AI tool, using the account with access. Put both links into the request, select the Drive plugin, and send it. Compare the table with the original documents. If reading fails, continue with pasted text from the main exercise. AI reads prices from your two specified documents and produces A at 4800 and B at a known 4800 plus breakfast, without changing the documents. Save your work and continue later Save the AI response in your own notes and add one sentence about what you changed. You can also use the optional record below.