Google Gemini vs. Microsoft 365 Copilot

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Gemini
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Google Gemini (formerly Bard) is an AI assistant, presented as a creative and helpful collaborator. Gemini for Workspace is available via two plans: a Gemini Enterprise add-on, and a Gemini Business add-on.N/A
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
For enterprises, Microsoft 365 Copilot (or just Microsoft Copilot) is a generative AI operating as an intelligent virtual assistant for work. Through a chat interface, business users can use it to solve a variety of complex tasks.
$31.50
per month per user
Pricing
Google GeminiMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Microsoft Copilot
$31.50
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google GeminiMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing shown is based on an annual commitment. Discount available for annual payment.
More Pricing Information
User Ratings
Google GeminiMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(0 ratings)
9.9
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(0 ratings)
9.5
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google GeminiMicrosoft 365 Copilot
Likelihood to Recommend
Google Gemini AI features a Deep Research feature that helped us conduct thorough product research. We wanted to minimize the costs incurred by using SSL certificates in our organization, but we lacked knowledge on the subject. Google Gemini Deep Research did a thorough analysis and suggested ways to cut costs by switching vendors and using DV-type and/or wildcard SSL certificates. We also use Google Gemini for assistance during software development. However, Google Gemini seems to have limitations when suggesting code snippets for the Microsoft ecosystem.
Read full review
In my experience, if you're using within the Microsoft office suite, it has the best integration. The usability is great and the user has to put little effort to get a task done. On the other hand, in my experience, coding within Visual Code is unreliable and the results are not consistent. You can't use with different programming languages and ask for complex tasks. Pitty because I think the VS integration is great.
Read full review
Pros
  • Deep research for getting first business research draft from Gemini, post which i use series of prompts to improve it and use my understanding to refine it further
  • Canvas to produce structured business topic research and newsletter. Direct edits to the sections and making client ready reports
  • Learning mode to get help on step by step automation of AI workflows
Read full review
  • Copilot helps me manage my emails efficiently.
  • Copilot helps me summarize Teams meetings in real time and generates thoughtful questions during discussions.
  • Copilot's ability to generate PowerPoint presentations from other documents has been a major time-saver.
  • Copilot seems to outperform other AI platforms in finding sources for search queries.
  • Copilot Studio makes it easy for me to generate agents and chatbots.
Read full review
Cons
  • Currently the document database caps out at 10, requiring us to condense some of our policies
  • It's large context window is a blessing and a curse. Sometimes it stops generating half way through a very ambitious request as it delivers page after page of content
  • There is no way to share Gems currently, so we have to publish guides to our employees on how to best configure them
Read full review
  • Like all other AI systems, Copilot suffers from hallucinations. You have to be very careful with the output it generates. It could be completely wrong. It needs to be checked and rechecked to see if it is correct.
  • Copilot sometimes struggles to formulate accurate responses to complex queries. It will either provide an incomplete response or generate a response that would be completely wrong.
  • Right now, I am unable to customize Copilot for my specific needs. Hopefully, in future versions of the AI, this will be taken care of.
Read full review
Likelihood to Renew
No answers on this topic
Absolutely!!! I have a high regard for the product and will use it for years to come.
Read full review
Usability
It is simple, has the same standard industry format, all the tools are accessible and recognizable. Whenever we are in the browser we can switch from one request to another while the first is still running. Little hallucination and the context window has no competitor on the market right now. The pricing is also the biggest advantage.
Read full review
It's integrated well across the Microsoft 365 suite of applications, without getting in the way, and providing useful tools. Some of the integrations need development, e.g. the Outlook add on is quite basic, and the excel and powerpoint ones can't do much yet. The implementation in Teams is really fantastic, significantly improving the experience of recording, transcription, and summarising meetings and action points.
Read full review
Alternatives Considered
Gemini seems very simple to use, veyr similar to ChatGPT, I wish they did have a capability such as ChatGPT projects one, so one can separate topics easily, it's very customizable, where I believe it defeats the others is that, is already very simple to use all of Google ecosystem, such as Drive, docs, sheets and else
Read full review
We needed a tool where secure data was not submitted to servers to process as we have some health care related data to keep private. We also needed to be able to test this tool without committing first to see if it is a fit and Microsoft provided this easily to us.
Read full review
Return on Investment
  • Free way to gain another team member
  • Helps me be more efficient and overcome blocks in my workflow
  • Speeds up my ability to update our website's calendar by easily double if not more
  • Allows me to dabble in areas that I have no expertise in such as coding
Read full review
  • Service desk employees resolve some tickets much faster thanks to Copilot support. This percentage, according to current knowledge, is between 20% and 30%.
  • For administrators, creating scripts and automations with Copilot support saves them a significant amount of time. This currently stands at between 20% and 40%.
  • If you don't give the copilot proper instructions, you'll also get answers that aren't valuable. You do need some knowledge or training to get the right answers from the copilot.
Read full review
ScreenShots