ChatGPT vs Copilot vs Gemini: What’s different?

ChatGPT was the gateway to AI chatbots for the longest time, since its release back in 2023. Since then however, multiple AI chatbots have been released and grown in popularity too – offering to write copies, essays, emails and much more. Some of the major players in this segment besides ChatGPT are Microsoft’s Copilot and Google’s Gemini (Formerly Bard).

However, unless you’ve only used these tools for basic text generation, you probably think all these chatbots are one and the same. That is actually not the case, and ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini all have their unique strengths. Let’s dive deeper to understand what these are.

Microsoft Copilot

The easiest to differentiate among all AI chatbots is Microsoft’s Copilot. That’s because in addition to performing your standard text generation, Copilot also has the perks of being deeply integrated with Microsoft’s products and services. Copilot on Windows 11 laptops and desktops, for instance, features system level integration with the operating system.

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This allows you to simply ask Copilot to change the system theme, or find any particular setting for you, right from within Copilot. On Microsoft Edge, Copilot offers advanced features like summarising straight from PDF files. Meanwhile, within Microsoft 365 apps like Word or Powerpoint, Copilot can be used to help rewrite text or create templates for presentations.

The catch here is that free users are limited to a certain number of responses per conversation, while prompts themselves are limited to 2,000 characters. However, even free users get GPT-4 access and the ability to generate images from text in Copilot.

ChatGPT

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is the most popular chatbot, and almost synonymous with AI today. While ChatGPT offers a pretty decent experience for its free users, most of its cooler features, including GPT-4 access and the ability to create images are behind a paywall.

However, ChatGPT does offer a rather simple conversing experience on both the web and its app for iPhones and Android phones. There is also the voice chat feature, which can be used to quite literally “talk” to ChatGPT instead of a text-based conversation. While free and fun, ChatGPT doesn’t offer real-time connectivity to the internet and the advanced integration features the other chatbots in this list offer.

Google Gemini

Google Gemini, which was previously called Google bard, offers a somewhat similar set of advantages and features. Powered by Google’s resources, Gemini is connected to the internet in real-time, and doesn’t require a periodic update of its database. That basically means Gemini is always up-to-date with real-time information, making it more accurate for getting information.

Gemini is also well-connected with Google apps and services via extensions, which let Gemini users access their data from YouTube, Google Maps or Google Flights for more personalised responses and as a result, a more relevant experience. Google Gemini is also not limited in terms of the characters in a prompt or the number of responses in a conversation.

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That’s a quick look at ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini, highlighting the major differences between the three popular AI chatbots. Which tool you should use will depend on your needs, but feel free to give all three a try to find out which one suits you best.