Compare 2 options for tasks you use Windows Copilot for. Their feature coverage differs; check the summaries and plan details. AI assistant built into Windows 11 for everyday tasks
| Tool | Pricing | Score | API | Ongoing free tier | Self-hosting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Copilotthis one AI assistant built into Windows 11 for everyday tasks | Free | 10 | Unknown | Yes | No |
| Microsoft Copilot AI assistant across Windows, Office and Edge. | Freemium | 135 | Yes | Yes | No |
| GitHub Copilot AI pair programmer inside your editor. | Freemium | 254 | Yes | No | No |
Microsoft Copilot spans Windows, Edge and the Microsoft 365 suite: it drafts documents in Word, builds slides in PowerPoint, summarizes threads in Outlook and analyzes tables in Excel. The business version connects to company files and meetings via Microsoft Graph.
GitHub Copilot suggests code as you type, explains unfamiliar code, and can implement changes across files in agent mode. It integrates with VS Code, JetBrains IDEs and the GitHub platform itself, drawing on multiple frontier models under the hood.