ChatGPT vs Microsoft Copilot
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
ChatGPT
The most widely used AI assistant — now on GPT-5.6, from OpenAI
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| RECATOOLS Score | 9.2 / 10 | 8.5 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | GPT-5-class model with daily message limits | Free on Bing, Edge, Windows and the Copilot apps |
| Paid from | $20/month (Plus); free, Go, Pro, and Team/Enterprise tiers also offered | Microsoft 365 Premium ~$19.99/mo; M365 Copilot $30/user/mo (Business from $18/mo promo) |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | ~900M weekly active users (1B+ monthly active app users as of mid-2026) | ~420M monthly active users across all Copilot surfaces (Microsoft, Q1 2026) |
| Founded | 2022 | 2023 |
| Maker | OpenAI | Microsoft |
| Verdict | ChatGPT is still the default AI assistant, and the July 2026 release of GPT-5.6 (Sol, Terra and Luna tiers) keeps the flagship current across writing, coding and agentic work. No rival matches its feature breadth — voice... |
Copilot is the AI most office workers meet first, simply because it's already inside Windows, Word, Outlook and Teams rather than living in a separate tab. The free tier covers basic chat and summarizing; Microsoft 365 C... |
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