Gemini vs Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot comes out ahead of Gemini on 3 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
Microsoft Copilot takes it, 3–1 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, Microsoft Copilot takes 3 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Gemini if…
- • You want Gemini's edge on what it costs to start
Choose Microsoft Copilot if…
- • You want Microsoft Copilot's edge on what customers say on trustpilot and what the top plan costs
Round by round
- Round 1What customers say on TrustpilotMicrosoft Copilot winsGemini5/10
1.4 out of 5
TrustScore from 1,302 reviews on Trustpilot
- 1.4 out of 5, against 1.6 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
Microsoft Copilot wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 2Free image generationTieMicrosoft Copilot7/10
Not stated
Microsoft's pages imply but do not plainly state image creation on the free plan
- web grounding and image generation on the free tier
Source: toolchase.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 3What it costs to startGemini winsGemini8/10
AI Plus $4.99/mo
Google AI Plus / AI Pro / AI Ultra 20x, monthly (Personal tab, United States); Business tab for seats
Source: gemini.google ↗
Microsoft Copilot5/10M365 Personal $9.99/mo
Microsoft 365 Personal / Premium / Pro, billed monthly (Monthly toggle); Microsoft 365 Copilot Business add-on for seats (paid yearly)
- M365 Personal $9.99/mo, against AI Plus $4.99/mo
Source: microsoft.com ↗
Gemini wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 4What the top plan costsMicrosoft Copilot winsGemini5/10
AI Ultra (20x) $199.99/mo
Google AI Plus / AI Pro / AI Ultra 20x, monthly (Personal tab, United States); Business tab for seats
- AI Ultra (20x) $199.99/mo, against M365 Pro $99.99/mo
Source: gemini.google ↗
Microsoft Copilot8/10M365 Pro $99.99/mo
Microsoft 365 Personal / Premium / Pro, billed monthly (Monthly toggle); Microsoft 365 Copilot Business add-on for seats (paid yearly)
Source: microsoft.com ↗
Microsoft Copilot wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 5What a business seat costsMicrosoft Copilot winsGemini5/10
Enterprise Business $21/seat/mo
Google AI Plus / AI Pro / AI Ultra 20x, monthly (Personal tab, United States); Business tab for seats
- Enterprise Business $21/seat/mo, against Copilot Business $18/user/mo (yearly)
Source: gemini.google ↗
Microsoft Copilot8/10Copilot Business $18/user/mo (yearly)
Microsoft 365 Personal / Premium / Pro, billed monthly (Monthly toggle); Microsoft 365 Copilot Business add-on for seats (paid yearly)
Source: microsoft.com ↗
Microsoft Copilot wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6What the standard paid plan costsTieGemini7/10
AI Pro $19.99/mo
Google AI Plus / AI Pro / AI Ultra 20x, monthly (Personal tab, United States); Business tab for seats
Source: gemini.google ↗
Microsoft Copilot7/10M365 Premium $19.99/mo
Microsoft 365 Personal / Premium / Pro, billed monthly (Monthly toggle); Microsoft 365 Copilot Business add-on for seats (paid yearly)
Source: microsoft.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- Arena text leaderboard score of gemini-4-argon-high, the best Google model, leaderboard dated 2 October 2026
- Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, per million input tokens
- web grounding and image generation on the free tier
- AI Ultra (20x) $199.99/mo, against Pro from $100/mo
- Enterprise Business $21/seat/mo, against Business $20/user/mo (annual)
- 3.8 Flash 1M tokens, against GPT-6 Astra 1.05M tokens
- Enterprise Business $21/seat/mo, against Team $20/seat/mo (annual)
- M365 Personal $9.99/mo, against Go $8/mo
- M365 Personal $9.99/mo, against AI Plus $4.99/mo
- 28 reviews, against 35 reviews
- 472 reviews, against 826 reviews