Best Microsoft Copilot Alternatives in 2026

Microsoft Copilot scores 7.5/10 on our tests. Here are 4 alternatives worth considering in the AI Chatbots & Assistants space.

Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft's answer to ChatGPT -- free GPT-4 access with Bing search built in, but it feels like a corporate product

7.5

Current pick

+1.3 higher

The chatbot that started the AI revolution -- most popular AI assistant in the world

Overall: 8.8/10Free tier availableFrom $0

+1.0 higher

AI-powered search engine that gives cited answers instead of a list of links

Overall: 8.5/10Free tier availableFrom $0

+0.3 higher

Google's free research assistant that turns your documents into an AI you can query -- and a podcast you can listen to

Overall: 7.8/10Free tier availableFrom $0

One subscription, every major AI model -- Quora's multi-model chatbot lets you switch between GPT-4, Claude, and more

Overall: 7.5/10Free tier availableFrom $0

Tool	Ease of Use	Output Quality	Value	Features	Overall
Microsoft Copilot(current)	8.0	7.0	8.0	7.0	7.5
ChatGPT	10.0	8.0	8.0	9.0	8.8
Perplexity AI	9.0	8.0	9.0	8.0	8.5
NotebookLM	8.0	7.0	9.5	6.5	7.8
Poe	8.0	7.0	8.0	7.0	7.5

Read our full reviews or use the comparison tool to see how they stack up head-to-head.