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Claude vs Microsoft Copilot

Pick up to three tools. Prices are read from each official pricing page and shown per month.

Microsoft Copilot is the cheapest to start, at $9.99 a month.

AttributeClaudeMicrosoft Copilot
CategoryChat assistantsChat assistants
Good forwriting, research, coding, summarisingwriting, research, search, images
Starts at$20/mo$9.99/mo
Free planYesYes
Free tier limitsFree plan: chat on web, desktop and mobile with search, files, memory and Artifacts; usage capped per five-hour session and weekly; no Claude Code.Limited free version of Copilot chat, subject to available capacity and usage limits; Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps requires a paid plan.
Free plan detailsNot checked yetNot checked yet
The catchNot checked yetNot checked yet
Pricing modelFree plan + paidFree plan + paid
Key features
  • Web search, file creation and code execution
  • Memory across conversations
  • Artifacts for interactive outputs
  • Connectors to apps and tools
  • Conversational AI chat on web and mobile
  • AI image generation
  • Copilot inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
  • Higher usage limits on paid plans
All plans
  • FreeFree
  • Pro$20
  • Max$100
  • Microsoft 365 Personal$9.99
  • Microsoft 365 Family$12.99
  • Microsoft 365 Premium$19.99
Popularity#2 generative AI service · Top 500 website worldwide (Cloudflare Radar)Not ranked
Last price changeNone recordedNone recorded
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