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Microsoft Copilot: what it’s best for, pricing and alternatives
Best for: AI help inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams
Microsoft's AI assistant, available free on the web and inside Microsoft 365 apps.
| Pricing model | Freemium |
|---|---|
| Official website | https://copilot.microsoft.com |
| Pricing page | https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/copilot |
| Categories | Productivity & meetings, Presentations, Writing, Data analysis |
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Prices, plans and features change. Check Microsoft Copilot’s own pricing page before you buy; UK VAT may be added.
Tasks we recommend Microsoft Copilot for
- Organise notes and team knowledge — Alternative: Best if your team is on Microsoft 365.
- Write an Excel or Sheets formula — Alternative: Copilot works inside Excel.
Alternatives to Microsoft Copilot
Notion AI
FreemiumBest for: AI across your notes, docs and team wiki
Notion's built-in AI for writing, search across workspace and meeting notes.
NotebookLM
FreemiumBest for: Studying and querying your own documents; audio overviews
Google's research notebook that answers from your uploaded sources and makes audio overviews.
Formula Bot
FreemiumBest for: Writing Excel/Google Sheets formulas from plain English
Generates and explains spreadsheet formulas and analyses data.
Google Gemini
FreemiumBest for: Everyday help if you live in Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Drive)
Google's AI assistant with deep research and integration into Google apps.
ChatGPT
FreemiumBest for: All-round drafting, brainstorming, rewriting and quick analysis
OpenAI's general-purpose assistant for writing, Q&A, file analysis, image generation and more.
Speechify
FreemiumBest for: Listening to documents, PDFs and articles read aloud
Text-to-speech reader for documents, web pages and books.
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