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Copilot

Microsoft's AI layer that combines GPT and Claude models with your own organisational data and the Microsoft 365 apps.

1485#5 of 12 in the index
Elo, independently measuredQuality from blind duels on LMArena: users choose between two anonymous answers. A difference of around 20 points is noticeable; a few points is noise. How we measure
±0 Eloin 30 days
Editorial scoreOur own assessment on 10 of suitability for professional work, price and privacy. This is a judgement, not a measurement; that is why it always sits alongside the Elo. How we measure
8,3
GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: EU hosting possible, no training on your data for business use, and self-hosting available. Caution applies to a model with a documented problem, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure
GDPR: Caution
Entry price
from €10 / month
Context
Model-dependent

Quality over time

224 daily measurements

The line follows the strongest variant of the family; the figure at the top is the measured flagship.

Source: LMArena · retrieved 10 November 2026

Your data

GDPR: Caution
✓Hosting in the EU possible
✓No training on your data (business)
–Self-hostable (open weights)

Microsoft 365 Copilot (business) falls under the EU Data Boundary and does not train on tenant data. Consumer Copilot does train by default, with an opt-out.

GDPR check by profession

Microsoft's models

Copilot is a family. Pick the most capable for demanding tasks, the fastest for volume.

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Source: LMArena, OpenRouter, Hacker News · retrieved 10 November 2026

Subscriptions

Microsoft 365 Personal/Familyfrom €10 / monthPersonal €10/month, Family €13/month, Premium €22/month (higher Copilot limits); Copilot Pro has been discontinued
M365 Copilot Business$21 / seat / monthAnnual ($25.20 monthly); limited-time offer from $18; requires an M365 licence
M365 Copilot (Enterprise)$30 / seat / monthAdd-on to an M365 licence; $31.50 when billed monthly

Where it excels

  1. 1Deep Microsoft 365 integration
  2. 2Grounding on your own data via Microsoft Graph
  3. 3Strong enterprise governance and compliance
  4. 4Choice between GPT and Claude models

Copilot by profession

49 professions where we recommend it, listed first.

The full index on one scale

Ordered by quality; height is our editorial score. Copilot is highlighted.

8,69,07,68,98,37,97,77,47,88,48,07,6
#1Claude#2Gemini#3Grok#4ChatGPT#5Copilot#6Qwen#7Perplexity#8DeepSeek#9Kimi#10Le Chat (Mistral)#11GLM (Z.ai)#12Llama

Scale 0 to 10 · editorial score

1Gemini8,62Claude9,03Kimi7,64ChatGPT8,95Copilot8,36Qwen7,97GLM (Z.ai)7,78DeepSeek7,49Grok7,810Le Chat (Mistral)8,411Perplexity8,012Llama7,6

Compare Copilot with another

Copilot vs GeminiCopilot vs ClaudeCopilot vs KimiCopilot vs ChatGPTCopilot vs QwenCopilot vs GLM (Z.ai)Copilot vs DeepSeekCopilot vs GrokCopilot vs Le Chat (Mistral)Copilot vs PerplexityCopilot vs Llama

Tools running on Copilot

Ellow AI voor installatietechniekInstallation technologyZig365Housing associations & owners' association management