Used car listing prompt
A copy-and-paste prompt for ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini that gets a professional used car listing on the first try, plus the cheapest model that does it well.
What most people type
facebook marketplace listing for my 2017 honda civic, 82k miles, one owner, new tires
It works, but the AI has to guess your asking price, trim and transmission, so the first answer usually needs another round. The version below asks for exactly what a professional would deliver.
The better prompt
Write a Facebook Marketplace listing for my car for sale: a 2017 Honda Civic with 82k miles, one owner, and new tires. Include: - A title (Marketplace titles are short; give 3 options) that leads with year, make, model and mileage, plus price [asking price]. - A short description that opens with the strongest selling points, then covers condition and history. Use only the facts I gave plus the placeholders below. Don't invent features, repairs or claims. - A scannable details list: year, make, model, trim [trim], mileage, owners, transmission [transmission], fuel type, color [exterior/interior color], title status [clean/other], accident or service history [history], what the new tires are [tire brand and install date], known issues [known issues]. - Price line with [asking price] and [firm or negotiable], plus pickup location [city/area] and how to contact me [contact preference]. - A closing call to action that asks serious buyers to message me, with a line on how viewings and test drives work [viewing and test drive terms]. - Suggested photo shot list (8-10 shots) buyers expect for a used car. Keep the tone honest and friendly, in plain text that can be pasted straight into Facebook Marketplace. Don't use emoji overload or pushy sales language.
Replace the [brackets] with your details before you send it: asking price, trim, transmission, exterior/interior color, clean/other, history, tire brand and install date, known issues and a few more.
What a professional used car listing prompt covers
- Placeholders for price, trim, condition and location
- Short scannable format
- No invented accident or service history
Best AI model for this prompt
This is a everyday task. You don't need the most expensive model. The cheapest model at each company that handles it well:
| Company | Model | Per use | Per 1,000 uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | $0.0046 | $4.57 |
| OpenAI | GPT-6.1 Terra | $0.0023 | $2.28 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flashcheapest | $0.0017 | $1.71 |
Pay-per-use list prices for this prompt and its expected answer (about 400 tokens). On a monthly chat plan, the same choice shows up as more messages before you hit your limit. See today's AI prices.