Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's free AI assistant for chat, voice, web search and images, on Windows, the web and mobile apps.

Microsoft Copilot is the consumer AI assistant from Microsoft, available on the web, in Windows and macOS apps, on iOS and Android, in the Edge browser and through Apple CarPlay. It answers questions in chat or by real-time voice, and Copilot Vision lets it look at a web page or screen and discuss it. Memory keeps facts and preferences between conversations, Think Deeper handles harder reasoning, Pages gives a canvas for drafting, and Copilot Search in Bing combines web results with written answers. The mobile app's Record feature turns in-person conversations and voice notes into transcripts and summaries. Microsoft 365 Personal, Family and Premium plans add Copilot inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, with tools such as Researcher and Analyst.

Microsoft Copilot at a glance

Best for: Writer, Student, Marketer, Founder, Director, Support
Runs on: Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Pricing: Free; Microsoft 365 Personal $9.99/month, Family $12.99/month, Premium $19.99/month
Released: November 2023
Category: AI chat assistant
Website: copilot.microsoft.com

Key features

Chat and real-time voice conversations
Copilot Vision to discuss what is on the screen
Memory of preferences and facts across chats
Think Deeper for reasoning and Pages for drafting
Image creation in chat
Record: transcripts and summaries of voice notes
Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook with Microsoft 365

Use it for

Ask quick questions or plan a trip by voice
Summarise a long web page while browsing in Edge
Draft documents and analyse spreadsheets in Microsoft 365 apps

Companions

Tools that articles about Microsoft Copilot recommend using with it, each with its job.

Microsoft Outlook — Outlook connector brings mail and calendar into chat.
OneDrive — OneDrive connector finds files from chat.
Microsoft Edge — Copilot in the Edge sidebar sees the page you are on.
Microsoft 365 Copilot — Microsoft 365 plans put Copilot inside Word, Excel and Outlook.

Alternatives to Microsoft Copilot

Copilot Studio — Builds autonomous multi-agent systems connected to enterprise data and channels.
Sayble — Provides exact words to say in under a second during live calls.
ChatGPT — Provides tailored responses, image creation, and file uploads.
Grok — Live answers from X posts plus built-in image and video generation
Gemini — Works with Gmail, Drive and other Google apps, with a generous free tier
Inline — Combines human teamwork and AI agents in one thread-based chat app.
Claude — Strong writing and coding help, with projects, memory and connectors
Meta AI — Free assistant already built into WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger
Council AI — Compare answers from Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok at the same time.
Whirl — Chat across top models and create living documents with memory.
Pi — Warm, patient conversation partner, free to use

All Microsoft Copilot alternatives