Microsoft Copilot vs Claude
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
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Anthropic's AI assistant — leading reasoning, coding and long-context...
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8.5 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Free on Bing, Edge, Windows and the Copilot apps | Claude access with daily message limits |
| Paid from | Microsoft 365 Premium ~$19.99/mo; M365 Copilot $30/user/mo (Business from $18/mo promo) | $20/month (Pro); Max 5× $100 and Max 20× $200 above |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | ~420M monthly active users across all Copilot surfaces (Microsoft, Q1 2026) | Tens of millions of users globally |
| Founded | 2023 | 2021 |
| Maker | Microsoft | Anthropic |
| Verdict | 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... |
Claude is what serious builders reach for when reasoning quality and reliability matter. It's the strongest option for long-form writing, document analysis and code review, Claude Code has become the category-defining ag... |
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