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Microsoft 365 Copilot alternatives

12 tools that can replace Microsoft 365 Copilot for at least part of the work, closest first. Each row names the reason it made the list.

Microsoft 365 Copilot: Assistant inside Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint with access to company data. Paid plans from $20/mo. Free plan available.

ToolWhy it fitsEntry priceCompare
ChatGPT5 shared tasks, same category$20/moMicrosoft 365 Copilot vs ChatGPT
Copilot in Word2 shared tasks$20/moMicrosoft 365 Copilot vs Copilot in Word
Gemini in Google Docs2 shared tasks, cheaper entry plan$14/moMicrosoft 365 Copilot vs Gemini in Google Docs
Claude1 shared task, same category$20/moMicrosoft 365 Copilot vs Claude
Notion AI2 shared tasks, cheaper entry plan$10/moMicrosoft 365 Copilot vs Notion AI
Read AI2 shared tasks, cheaper entry plan$15/moMicrosoft 365 Copilot vs Read AI
Mistral Le Chat1 shared task, same category, cheaper entry plan$14.99/moMicrosoft 365 Copilot vs Mistral Le Chat
Copilot in Outlook1 shared task$20/mo
Poe1 shared task, same category, cheaper entry plan$19.99/moMicrosoft 365 Copilot vs Poe
Gemini in Google Drive1 shared task, cheaper entry plan$14/mo
Gemini in Gmail1 shared task, cheaper entry plan$14/mo
Gemini in Google Sheets1 shared task, cheaper entry plan$14/mo

ChatGPT

All-purpose chat assistant with web search, file and spreadsheet analysis, voice and custom GPTs. Paid plans from $20/mo. Free plan available.

Tasks both handle: Build a quarterly results presentation, Write meeting minutes from an audio recording, Write a business letter, Write a weekly report to your manager

Copilot in Word

Drafts, rewrites and summaries of documents in Word, drawing on other company files. Paid plans from $20/mo.

Tasks both handle: Write a business letter, Write a weekly report to your manager

Gemini in Google Docs

Drafts, rewrites and explanations of numbers right inside a Google Doc, pulling from files in Drive. Paid plans from $14/mo.

Tasks both handle: Write a business letter, Write a weekly report to your manager

Claude

Assistant for long documents, contracts and careful writing, with a Project for each matter. Paid plans from $20/mo. Free plan available.

Tasks both handle: Write a business letter

Notion AI

Assistant in the Notion workspace: summaries, knowledge base search and auto-filled databases. Paid plans from $10/mo. Free plan available.

Tasks both handle: Write meeting minutes from an audio recording, Find a document in your drive by its content

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