3 tools that do the same job as Gemini, compared on checked pricing and features. Gemini's cheapest paid plan is $4.99 a month for one person, and none of the alternatives cost less. Three of the three have a free plan.
Prices checked against each vendor's own pricing page; Gemini's on October 3, 2026.
$235/moMicrosoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot
Copilot Free
Cheapest paid plan that covers the team, per month before tax, at the yearly rate where one is published. Each tool's prices were checked against its own pricing page, most recently on October 3, 2026.
1. ChatGPT
Best for varied work that doesn't live inside one vendor's office apps
ChatGPT is OpenAI's AI assistant for people whose work spans writing, research, files, images and code. Its Work mode takes a task with a defined result and returns a document, spreadsheet, presentation or PDF to review.
One person
$8/mo
Go · Gemini: $4.99/mo
Team of 10
$200/mo
Business · Gemini: —
Free plan
Free
Stay with Gemini if…
Price matters for one person: Gemini is $4.99/mo, ChatGPT $8/mo.
Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant for reading, writing and analysis that ends in a document, spreadsheet or deck. It returns Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, and paid plans include the Claude Code agent.
One person
$17/mo
Pro · Gemini: $4.99/mo
Team of 10
$200/mo
Team · Gemini: —
Free plan
Free
Stay with Gemini if…
Price matters for one person: Gemini is $4.99/mo, Claude $17/mo.
Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's AI assistant, available as a standalone chat app and built into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams. It suits Microsoft 365 organizations and surfaces content a user already has permission to view.
One person
$16.67/mo
Microsoft 365 Premium · Gemini: $4.99/mo
Team of 10
$235/mo
Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot · Gemini: —
Free plan
Copilot Free
Stay with Gemini if…
Price matters for one person: Gemini is $4.99/mo, Microsoft Copilot $16.67/mo.
You rely on what Microsoft Copilot lacks: long context window.