AI Assistants

Microsoft Copilot alternatives

Explore 8 options alongside Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft), a product in AI Assistants.

Candidates share an existing guide group, a comparison, or specific tags within the same category. This shortlist is not a ranking or a test result.

ChatGPT

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Conversational AI assistant from OpenAI, currently powered by the GPT-6 Astra model family, with chat, coding, agents, and multimodal features.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Drafting and editing text such as emails, articles, and summaries
  • Programming assistance, from writing code to debugging
  • Research, brainstorming, and multi-step agent tasks

Pricing: A free tier is available; ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans add newer models such as GPT-6 Astra, higher usage limits, and administrative controls.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-10.

Claude

Listed together in guide “AI assistants and chatbots”

AI assistant from Anthropic designed for helpful, harmless, and honest dialogue, with the Claude Fable and Mythos 5.1 model family for long-document reasoning and coding.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Summarizing and questioning long documents and contracts
  • Software development assistance and code review
  • Careful drafting where tone and accuracy matter

Pricing: A free tier is available; Claude Pro, Team, and Enterprise plans add higher usage limits and access to newer models such as Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-10.

Gemini

Listed together in guide “AI assistants and chatbots”

Google's AI assistant, formerly Bard, integrated with Google services and powered by the Gemini 3.8 model family, including Gemini 3.8 Flash.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Everyday questions grounded in Google's search index
  • Drafting and summarizing inside Gmail and Google Docs
  • Multimodal tasks that combine text, images, and code

Pricing: The standard Gemini assistant is free; paid Google AI plans unlock more capable Gemini 3.8 models, higher limits, and deeper Workspace integration.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-12.

Grok

Listed together in guide “AI assistants and chatbots”

Conversational AI assistant from xAI, integrated with the X platform and offering real-time information, chat, and the Grok 4 model family.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Following and summarizing current events and discussions on X
  • General chat, writing, and coding help
  • Research questions that benefit from up-to-date information

Pricing: Basic access is available to X users; X Premium and SuperGrok subscriptions raise usage limits and unlock newer Grok 4-class models.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-09.

Anyword

Related: shares the task Drafting and editing text

Marketing writing platform using predictive performance scores and brand context.

Paid

Use cases

  • Predict performance of copy before publishing
  • Generate and compare campaign, email and blog drafts

Pricing: Paid plans distinguish seats, predictions and performance-data rows. A seven-day trial is listed; annual equivalents differ from monthly billing and predictions are vendor estimates, not guaranteed campaign outcomes.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-11-03.

AudioPen

Related: shares the task Drafting and editing text

Voice-to-writing assistant that rewrites spoken thoughts into a selected style.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Turn rambling voice notes into structured rewritten text
  • Combine notes or restyle drafts on eligible plans

Pricing: Free recordings are limited to three minutes and voice-typing sessions are capped. Prime offers longer recordings, uploads and unlimited rewrites through prepaid multi-month or annual terms; displayed monthly equivalents are not monthly billing.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-11-03.

Character.AI

Related: shares the task Drafting and editing text

Platform for chatting with user-created AI characters and personalities.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Entertainment and role-play conversations
  • Language and interview practice partners
  • Creative storytelling with characters

Pricing: A free tier is available; the c.ai+ subscription adds faster responses, priority access, and early features.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-09-10.

ChatGLM

Related: shares the task Drafting and editing text

Zhipu AI's conversational assistant (Qingyan) built on the GLM family of models.

Freemium

Use cases

  • Everyday Q&A and writing help in Chinese
  • Summarizing and querying uploaded documents
  • Drafting and explaining code

Pricing: The ChatGLM/Qingyan assistant is free for consumers, with paid tiers for advanced models; developers pay usage-based fees for the GLM API.

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This record was last reviewed on 2026-09-10.

Switching to ChatGPT

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Choose it when: You want a standalone assistant rather than one embedded in Windows and Microsoft 365.

What changes: Use the standalone product; nothing in your Microsoft account needs to change.

What you give up: You lose the in-application integration with Microsoft documents and mail.

Switching to Perplexity

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Choose it when: The task is web research where every claim needs a citable source.

What changes: Re-ask in the research interface; no history import is available.

What you give up: Perplexity's consumer pricing could not be verified here (HTTP 403).

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