Gemini vs Microsoft Copilot
A direct comparison using the real catalog fields currently available for both products.
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Microsoft Copilot
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Free plan with Gemini Flash and limited Deep Research. Google AI Plus $4.99/month. Google AI Pro $19.99/month. Google AI Ultra $99.99/month. Bundled with Google Workspace Business Standard and above.
Free plan at copilot.microsoft.com. Copilot Pro $30/month for individuals. Microsoft 365 Copilot for business at $30/user/month (requires Microsoft 365 subscription).
Enterprise Workspace includes admin controls, data handling agreements, and Google's security infrastructure. SOC 2 compliant.
Microsoft 365 Copilot maintains data within your Microsoft 365 tenant. SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR compliant. Data does not leave Microsoft 365 security boundary.
Review Google's AI data usage policy. Enterprise Workspace users have stricter data protections. Free tier conversations may be reviewed to improve products.
Copilot has access to your emails, documents, and Teams messages within your tenant. Review permission settings carefully. Enterprise version maintains data within Microsoft 365 environment.
- Best-in-class Google Workspace integration
- Strong multimodal capabilities
- Generous free plan
- Deep Research is genuinely useful
- Bundled with Workspace Business Standard
- Deep integration with Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams with zero workflow change
- Free plan genuinely capable for everyday AI tasks
- Enterprise data stays within Microsoft 365 security boundary
- Teams meeting summary and email summarisation are practical time-savers
- Less compelling outside the Google ecosystem
- Writing quality can lag ChatGPT and Claude for nuanced long-form work
- Some features still rolling out across regions
- Microsoft 365 Copilot business plan expensive at $30/user/month on top of existing licensing
- Effectiveness depends on quality of organisation's Microsoft 365 data
- Less capable for creative and coding tasks than specialised tools
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