ChatGPT vs Microsoft Copilot — which one should you pick?

ChatGPT starts at $20/mo — OpenAI's flagship conversational AI for writing, reasoning, and analysis. Microsoft Copilot starts at $20/mo — Microsoft's AI assistant baked into Windows, Edge, and Microsoft 365. Both are chat & assistants tools. Compare pricing, features, and use cases below.

TOOL	ChatGPTAGENT Chat & Assistants OpenAI's flagship conversational AI for writing, reasoning, and analysis.	Microsoft CopilotAGENT Chat & Assistants Microsoft's AI assistant baked into Windows, Edge, and Microsoft 365.
PRICING MODEL	Freemium	Freemium
STARTING PRICE	$20/mo	$20/mo
CATEGORY	Chat & Assistants	Chat & Assistants
AI AGENT	Yes	Yes
EDITOR'S PICK	Yes	No
KEY FEATURES	GPT-4o and o1 reasoning Advanced Voice Mode Code interpreter Custom GPTs Image generation	Microsoft 365 integration Copilot Pages Image generation Voice mode Enterprise data protection
USE CASES	Brainstorming Writing Research Data analysis	Document drafting Email Slide creation Web search
TAGS	#chatbot#reasoning#assistant	#chatbot#microsoft#productivity
WEBSITE	chatgpt.com	copilot.microsoft.com

At a glance

Pricing: Both are freemium.
AI agent: Both include autonomous-agent capabilities.
Editor’s pick: ChatGPT is an editor's pick.

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