Google Gemini vs Claude vs Microsoft Copilot

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 16 October 2026.

Written head to head: Claude vs Google Gemini, with when to choose each side.

Compared on	Google Gemini Free plan · from $4.99/mo Visit Remove	Claude Free plan · from $17/mo Visit Remove	Microsoft Copilot Free plan · from $9.99/mo Visit Remove
What it is	Google's AI assistant app, with paid Google AI plans for higher limits	Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, research and coding	Microsoft's free consumer AI assistant, with more use in Microsoft 365 plans
Free plan	Flash-Lite model, image generation and editing, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas, Gems, Gemini Notebook and limited Google Flow; 15 GB storage; usage limits that refresh every 5 hours up to a weekly limit	Chat on web, desktop and mobile with web search, file creation, code execution, memory, app connections and artifacts; less usage than Pro; no Claude Code or projects	Limited free version subject to available capacity and usage limits; signing in with a personal Microsoft account adds chat history, image creation, longer conversations and voice
Cheapest paid plan	$4.99/mo (Google AI Plus)Google Gemini pricing	$17/mo billed annually (Pro)Claude pricing	$9.99/mo (Microsoft 365 Personal)Microsoft Copilot pricing
What it covers	2x Free usage limits, video generation, Gemini in Google apps, 400 GB storage.	Annual billing is $200 paid up front. Includes Claude Code.	Or $99.99/year. Copilot chat with higher usage than free, plus Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps; AI features are for the subscription owner only.
Free trial	None stated	None stated	1-month free trial of Microsoft 365 Personal, Family or Premium
Platforms	Web, Android, iOS, API	Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Chrome extension, API	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No	No
Good for	Researching a topic with Deep Research Drafting emails and documents inside Gmail and Docs Creating images for posts and presentations	Drafting and editing long documents and emails Summarising and analysing uploaded files Researching a topic with web search	Asking quick questions and getting answers from the web Summarising a long web page in Edge Drafting documents in Word with a Microsoft 365 subscription
Watch out for	Gemini in Gmail, Docs and other Google apps needs a paid plan, is for ages 18+ and is in select languages Video generation is not in the Free plan The Free plan uses the Flash-Lite model, with usage limits that refresh every 5 hours up to a weekly cap	Claude Code, projects and task scheduling are not in the Free plan Usage limits apply on Free and Pro; Max raises them 5x or 20x Enterprise adds usage billed at API rates on top of the seat price	Free use depends on available capacity and usage limits In Microsoft 365 Family, Copilot features are for the subscription owner only and cannot be shared Copilot Pro is no longer sold; Microsoft points buyers to Microsoft 365 Premium
Made by	Google	Anthropic	Microsoft

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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