What is Code Interpreter?
ChatGPT's Code Interpreter (now called Advanced Data Analysis) lets you upload files, run Python code, and generate visualizations—all within ChatGPT.
Step-by-Step Tutorial
Step 1: Enable Code Interpreter
- Subscribe to ChatGPT Plus ($20/month)
- Click your profile → Settings → Beta Features
- Enable "Advanced Data Analysis"
Step 2: Upload Your Data
- Start a new chat
- Select "GPT-4" model with Code Interpreter enabled
- Click the "+" button to upload files (CSV, Excel, JSON, etc.)
Step 3: Ask for Analysis
Example prompts:
- "Analyze this sales data and show monthly trends"
- "Create a scatter plot of revenue vs marketing spend"
- "Identify outliers in this dataset"
- "Calculate correlation between these variables"
- "Clean this data and remove duplicates"
Step 4: Refine Results
ChatGPT will generate code, run it, and show results. You can:
- Ask for different visualizations
- Request specific calculations
- Download generated charts and data
Real-World Use Cases
1. Sales Analysis
"Upload sales CSV → Analyze monthly trends → Create revenue forecasts"
2. Data Cleaning
"Upload messy spreadsheet → Remove duplicates → Standardize formats → Export clean data"
3. Visualization
"Upload dataset → Create interactive charts → Download as PNG/PDF"
4. Statistical Analysis
"Upload experiment data → Run t-tests → Calculate p-values → Generate reports"
Tips for Best Results
- Use clean, well-formatted data (CSV or Excel)
- Be specific in your requests
- Ask for explanations of the analysis
- Download intermediate results
- Iterate and refine your questions
Limitations
- File size limit: 512MB
- Session timeout after inactivity
- Can't access external data sources
- Python-only (no R or other languages)
Conclusion
ChatGPT Code Interpreter democratizes data analysis. You don't need to know Python or statistics—just describe what you want, and ChatGPT handles the rest.
