Microsoft 365 Copilot vs Gemini in Google Workspace

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Written head to head: Microsoft 365 Copilot vs Gemini in Google Workspace, with when to choose each side.

Compared on	Microsoft 365 Copilot From $21/user/mo Visit Remove	Gemini in Google Workspace Free trial · from $7/user/mo Visit Remove
What it is	AI assistant built into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams for business	Gemini AI inside Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Meet and other Google Workspace apps
Free plan	No	No
Cheapest paid plan	$21/user/mo billed annually (Microsoft 365 Copilot Business (add-on))Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing	$7/user/mo billed annually (Business Starter)Gemini in Google Workspace pricing
What it covers	Add-on only for existing customers with an eligible Microsoft 365 Business plan, which is paid for separately. Monthly figure is the monthly-subscription price. A promotional price of $18.00 per user/month (paid yearly) is offered between July 1 and December 31, 2026.	Monthly figure is the Flexible Plan (no commitment); annual figure is the Annual/Fixed-Term Plan. Business Starter includes Gemini in Gmail and Vids plus basic Gemini app access; Gemini in Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Meet and Chat starts at Business Standard ($14 annual, $16.80 flexible).
Free trial	None stated	14-day free trial of Google Workspace
Platforms	Not stated	Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No
Good for	Summarising long email threads and Teams meetings for a small team Drafting proposals and reports in Word from existing files Getting a first-pass analysis of spreadsheet data in Excel	Drafting and summarising client email in Gmail Getting AI notes and summaries from Google Meet calls Researching across uploaded documents with Gemini Notebook
Watch out for	Copilot Business is an add-on: it needs a separate, eligible Microsoft 365 Business plan Business plans cover identity and access management for up to 300 users; larger organisations use the enterprise plan at $30.00 user/month paid yearly A monthly subscription costs 20% more per user than paying yearly ($25.20 vs $21.00 for the add-on)	Business Starter gets only limited Gemini in Workspace apps: no Gemini in Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Meet or Chat Business Starter, Standard and Plus can be bought for a maximum of 300 users; Enterprise has no user limit Business Starter has basic Gemini app and Notebook access, including up to 3 Audio Overviews per day versus 20 on higher plans
Made by	Microsoft Corporation	Google LLC

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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