From the course: Microsoft Copilot for Excel

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Copilot versus ChatGPT

Copilot versus ChatGPT

- [Speaker] Like with any new AI product that is released these days, you're probably wondering how it's any different from ChatGPT. Now, since it is built on top of an LLM, copilot is similar to ChatGPT in many ways, but they do have a few key differences that are worth pointing out. So let's compare what you get when you pay for a copilot Pro-subscription with what ChatGPT Plus gets you, both of which are 20 US dollars a month at the time of this recording. Now, as I mentioned in the previous lesson, copilot is embedded within the Excel interface. So it's as much a part of your Excel application as the formula bar, which makes it very convenient and accessible as long as you have an internet connection. It also means that Copilot can directly interact with the data on your spreadsheets and perform actions. It can apply formatting, write formulas, add pivot tables, all within your saved Excel document. ChatGPT, on the other hand, operates as an independent tool. So to use it…

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