Microsoft Copilot vs Together Chat

A side-by-side comparison of Microsoft Copilot and Together Chat — pricing, free tiers, and who each tool is genuinely best for.

	Microsoft Copilot	Together Chat
Tagline	Microsoft's AI assistant across Windows, Edge, and Microsoft 365	Chat with top open-source models on one platform
Category	AI Assistants & Chatbots	AI Assistants & Chatbots
Pricing	Free tier; Copilot Pro $20/mo; Microsoft 365 Copilot from $30/user/mo	Free credits for new users; pay-per-token API pricing beyond free tier (verify on site)
Free tier
Best for	Enterprises and individuals heavily invested in Microsoft 365 who want AI inside Word, Excel, and Outlook.	Developers and researchers who want to compare multiple open-source LLMs in one place
Not for	Users outside the Microsoft ecosystem looking for a lightweight standalone chatbot.	Non-technical users looking for a simple consumer chatbot experience
Use cases	Drafting in Word and Outlook Excel data analysis Meeting recaps in Teams Web search assistance PowerPoint generation	Comparing outputs across multiple LLMs Evaluating open-source model quality Developer prototyping with various models Research benchmarking
	Visit Microsoft Copilot	Visit Together Chat

Choose it if: Enterprises and individuals heavily invested in Microsoft 365 who want AI inside Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Choose it if: Developers and researchers who want to compare multiple open-source LLMs in one place