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PDuckDuckGo vs Microsoft Copilot
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose DuckDuckGo if…
- you work on Chrome
- you're in its core audience: privacy-conscious internet users, everyday searchers
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Choose Microsoft Copilot if…
- you're in its core audience: individuals, students
Side by side
Feature DuckDuckGo Microsoft Copilot
Pricing modelFreeFreemium
Starting priceFree$18/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentNo—
Model choice—
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, ChromeWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
CategoryAI SearchAI Chatbots
CompanyDuck Duck Go, Inc.Microsoft
Based inUnited States—
Founded2008—
Part of——
Key features
D DuckDuckGo
- Private web search
- Duck.ai chat available from the search box
- Browsers for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows
- Browser extension that blocks web trackers
- Email Protection service
- Themes and search settings
M Microsoft Copilot
- Chat for brainstorming, summarizing and planning
- Web-grounded answers for research
- Content drafting and image generation
- Researcher for in-depth research
- Guided Learning study mode
- Notebook for organizing projects
- Copilot inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams on business plans
- Pre-built agents for research and data analysis
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
DuckDuckGo
FreeFree
Microsoft Copilot
FreeFree
Microsoft 365 Copilot Business (add-on)$18/user/mo billed yearly (first-year promotional price); $25.20/user/mo monthly
Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot$23.50/user/mo billed yearly; $28.20/user/mo monthly
Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot$32/user/mo billed yearly; $38.40/user/mo monthly
Strengths and limitations
DuckDuckGo
- Search is described as private and free
- Browsers available for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows
- Free tracker-blocking extension
- AI chat (Duck.ai) built into the search experience
- The home page does not describe Duck.ai's features or which AI models it uses
- No API or developer access listed
Microsoft Copilot
- Free tier available with a Microsoft account
- Apps for web, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, plus Microsoft Edge
- Works inside Microsoft 365 apps on business plans
- Free tier has usage limits on some capabilities
- Advanced business features such as Cowork and Autopilot are billed by usage on top of the license
- The $18 add-on price is a first-year promotion and requires an eligible Microsoft 365 Business plan
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