Microsoft Copilot vs Numerous.ai

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

Microsoft Copilot

AI assistant for chat, web search, writing and images at work and home

Free · from $18/moVisit site

Numerous.ai

ChatGPT inside Google Sheets and Excel through a simple =AI cell function

From $10/moVisit site

Choose Microsoft Copilot if…

you want a free plan to start with
you work on Windows, macOS, iOS
you're in its core audience: individuals, students

Choose Numerous.ai if…

you want the lower entry price ($10/mo vs $18/mo)
you want to trial it before paying
you're in its core audience: marketers, data analysts

Side by side

FeatureM

Microsoft CopilotN

Numerous.ai

Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial

Starting price$18/mo$10/mo

Free plan

Free trial

API

Open source

Web search—

File upload & analysis—

Image generation—

Voice conversations—

Memory—

App connectors / MCP—

PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, AndroidWeb

CategoryAI ChatbotsSpreadsheets

CompanyMicrosoftNumerous.ai, Inc. · United States

Full feature lists

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

N Numerous.ai

=AI function usable in any spreadsheet cell
Google Sheets add-on
Excel support on Enterprise plan
No API keys needed
Result caching that avoids duplicate queries
Formula generation
Shared team plans for collaboration
Email and priority support

Their home pages

What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.

Microsoft Copilot home page — M Microsoft Copilot · copilot.microsoft.com

Numerous.ai home page — N Numerous.ai · numerous.ai

What you'd pay

The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.

Team size	Microsoft Copilot	Numerous.ai
1 person	$23.50 Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot	$10 Personal
5 people	$117.50 Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot	$10 Enterprise
20 people	$470 Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot	no published plan

Work it out for your team

People

Numerous.aiPersonal$10/mo
Microsoft CopilotMicrosoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot$23.50/mo

The cheapest paid plan with a published price that fits. Custom and sales-quoted plans aren't included.

All plans and prices

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

Numerous.ai

Personal$10/mo billed annually

Pro$10/mo billed annually

Enterprise$10/mo billed annually (marked with an asterisk)

CustomCustom

Strengths and limitations

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

Numerous.ai

No API keys needed to get started
Works with a simple =AI cell formula
Caching avoids paying twice for duplicate queries
7-day trial for $1, and you can cancel at any time while keeping remaining tokens