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Microsoft Copilot Alternatives

4 alternatives to Microsoft Copilot — free and paid AI coding tools covering similar jobs, with pricing and standout strengths.

Looking for a Microsoft Copilot alternative? Microsoft Copilot is listed under Assistant (paid). The 4 tools below cover similar jobs, closest matches first — the table compares pricing, license, and platforms so you can shortlist quickly, and each entry further down adds a fuller summary and a link to the full profile.

ToolPricingLicensePlatformsCategory
Chatgptfreemium—Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, AndroidAssistant
Claude Coworkpaid—macOS, Windows, Linux, Web, iOS, AndroidAssistant
Geminifreemium—Web, iOS, AndroidAssistant
Claude For Excelpaid—Web, Windows, macOSExtension

Microsoft Copilot alternatives in detail

  1. Chatgpt

    freemiumWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, AndroidAssistant

    ChatGPT is OpenAI's general-purpose assistant. In 2026 it has three modes: Chat for questions and drafts, Work for multi-step tasks that end in a document, deck, or spreadsheet, and Codex for developers. Projects, memory, plugins, and GPTs carry context between chats. Plans run from Free and Go through Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise.

  2. Claude Cowork

    paidmacOS, Windows, Linux, Web, iOS, AndroidAssistant

    Claude Cowork is Anthropic's agent for non-coding work: describe an outcome and Claude reads, edits, and creates files in folders you choose, uses connectors and plugins, and runs multi-step tasks to completion. Launched January 12, 2026 as a macOS research preview, it is now on Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise across desktop, web, mobile, and Chrome.

  3. Gemini

    freemiumWeb, iOS, AndroidAssistant

    The Gemini app is Google's general-purpose AI assistant, and the one to pick if your company lives in Gmail, Docs, and Sheets. Deep Research produces editable research plans and cited reports, Gems save reusable instructions and files, and paid Google AI plans put Gemini inside Workspace apps. Not to be confused with Gemini CLI, the developer terminal agent.

  4. Claude For Excel

    paidWeb, Windows, macOSExtension

    Claude for Excel is an add-in that puts Claude inside your workbook: ask how a number is derived and get cell-level citations, change assumptions without breaking formulas, trace #REF! and #DIV/0 errors, populate templates, or build a model from a description. Generally available on Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise for Excel on web, Windows, and Mac.