The master deep research prompt template for Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude

The master deep research prompt template

Role
Act as a senior research analyst producing a decision-grade report.

Objective
Help me answer this question:
[insert exact question]

Context
Here is the business or personal context that matters:
[insert context, constraints, market, geography, stage, role, budget, timeline]

Research requirements
- Break the question into the right subquestions before researching
- Use multiple high-quality sources
- Prioritize primary sources when possible
- Surface disagreements, uncertainty, and missing data
- Separate facts from inference
- Cite concrete evidence for major claims
- Do not just summarize consensus; look for non-obvious insights

Evaluation criteria
Judge findings using these criteria:
[insert criteria such as price, fit, reliability, growth, usability, risk, ROI, security, speed]

Output format
Return:
- Executive summary
- Key findings
- Comparison table
- Risks and tradeoffs
- Recommendation
- What would change the conclusion
- Sources used

Quality bar
Make this useful for a real decision, not a generic overview.