M 
Microsoft Copilot
The assistant your employer already pays for.
NOT REALLY
why this verdict
Keep paying — Microsoft has not replaced it
Microsoft's version overlaps, but does not finish the AI assistants job, so this one still earns its $20/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Bundling into Microsoft 365. Microsoft, November 1, 2023 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 3 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Claude.
- What the call is worth $240/yr
- $20/mo at the entry paid tier — $240 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- Microsoft
- Since
- November 1, 2023
- List price
- $20/mo
- Per year
- $240
The backstory
Copilot rarely wins on quality. It wins because it is already inside Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook and Windows on a licence the company bought anyway, which is fatal for standalone tools selling the same feature.
Escape hatches
C 
ChatGPT Free general assistant across tasks
chatgpt.com open_in_new G 
Google Gemini Free assistant bundled into Workspace
gemini.google.com open_in_new C 
Claude Strong writing and coding assistant
claude.ai open_in_new3 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.