Microsoft Copilot alternatives
6 writing tools in the same lane as Microsoft Copilot, ranked by editorial score.
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ChatGPT
Writing · GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, o-series reasoning models
8.0
OpenAI's flagship conversational assistant, and the default benchmark every other chatbot is measured against.
Freemium· Basic: $10 · Pro: $20 · Enterprise: Contact saleswritingcoding
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ChatBar
Writing · Multi-model (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, Pi, Poe)
6.8
Menu-bar launcher that puts ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, Pi and Poe one keystroke away.
Free· Free and open-source; paid macOS App Store build for auto-updatesmulti-model chatmenu-bar access
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EasyChat AI
Writing · ChatGPT (OpenAI)
6.7
Windows desktop ChatGPT client with a polished native UI and a bring-your-own-key lifetime option.
Freemium· Free (10 queries/day); $9.99/mo unlimited; $29.99 lifetime BYO keychatgpt-desktopwindows-client
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Merlin AI
Writing · Multi-model (GPT-4o, Claude 3.7, Gemini 2.5, Llama 3.1, Mistral, Deepseek)
6.9
Browser-based multi-model AI assistant that puts GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini one keystroke away on any webpage.
Freemium· Basic: $10 · Pro: $30 · Enterprise: Contact saleswebpage-summarizationyoutube-summaries
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Gemini
Writing · Gemini 2.x (Flash / Pro / Ultra)
7.3
Google's flagship multimodal AI assistant with deep integration into Workspace and Android.
Freemium· Free tier; Google One AI Premium $19.99/mo includes Gemini Advancedchat-assistantresearch
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Qwen Chat
Writing · Qwen3 family (Qwen3-Max, Qwen-VL, Qwen-Coder, Qwen-Image)
7.2
Alibaba's flagship chatbot fronting the Qwen family of open-weight LLMs, with vision, code, and image generation in one UI.
Free· Free with sign-in; paid API access via Alibaba Cloud DashScopechatreasoning