Our pick for most teams
77.3/ 100
- Price
- From $25.20/user/mo · $216/user/yr
- Free plan
- Not verified
Microsoft 365 Copilot vs Perplexity: Microsoft 365 Copilot fits most teams of 5
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Small businesses already on Microsoft 365 who want Copilot in Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams
47.3/ 100
- Price
- From $40/user/mo · $400/user/yr
- Free plan
- Unlimited basic searches; 3 Pro Searches a day; 1 research query a month; limited uploads; no image generation
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Which one fits your team
- Checked 2026-10-16
- 6 sources
The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.
Microsoft 365 Copilot: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Small businesses already on Microsoft 365 who want Copilot in Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams
- Not for
- Businesses not on Microsoft 365 (the add-on needs a qualifying plan)
- The catch
- Copilot sits inside the Office apps your team already uses, but the add-on needs a paid Microsoft 365 plan and its lower yearly price is a first-year promotion.
Data last verified: 2026-10-16
Perplexity: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- People who want quick answers drawn from web searches
- Researchers who run many searches on one topic
- Not for
- Teams that need a shared workspace on a small-business plan
- Users who want image generation on a free plan
- The catch
- Strong for web-based answers, but the free plan allows only 3 Pro Searches a day and the monthly-billed Pro price isn't published.
Data last verified: 2026-10-16
What each one costs over five years
Same team size, cheapest plan of each, paid monthly or yearly.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $5,400
On the Microsoft 365 Copilot Business (add-on) plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $1,512
- Paid yearly, one year
- $1,080
Paying yearly saves $432 a year (29%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18Perplexity
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $10,000
On the Enterprise Pro plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $2,400
- Paid yearly, one year
- $2,000
Paying yearly saves $400 a year (17%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18The four facts that decide it
| Microsoft 365 Copilot | Perplexity | |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 77.3 | 47.3 |
| Cheapest plan | Microsoft 365 Copilot Business (add-on) | Enterprise Pro |
| Free plan | Not verified | Unlimited basic searches; 3 Pro Searches a day; 1 research query a month; limited uploads; no image generation |
| Works with (apps) | 6 | 0 |
Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Score out of 100
- 77.3
- Cheapest plan
- Microsoft 365 Copilot Business (add-on)
- Free plan
- Not verified
- Works with (apps)
- 6
Perplexity
- Score out of 100
- 47.3
- Cheapest plan
- Enterprise Pro
- Free plan
- Unlimited basic searches; 3 Pro Searches a day; 1 research query a month; limited uploads; no image generation
- Works with (apps)
- 0
Feature by feature, on the same list
Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.
Chat interfaceMicrosoft 365 Copilot: YesPerplexity: Yes
File uploadMicrosoft 365 Copilot: YesPerplexity: Yes
- Perplexity
- Limited on Free; higher limits on Pro, up to 50 files per project Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Web browsingMicrosoft 365 Copilot: YesPerplexity: Yes
- Perplexity
- Answers come from web searches; 3 Pro Searches a day on Free Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Understands imagesMicrosoft 365 Copilot: Not verifiedPerplexity: Not verified
- Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- Perplexity
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Voice modeMicrosoft 365 Copilot: YesPerplexity: Yes
Follows your standing instructionsMicrosoft 365 Copilot: YesPerplexity: Not verified
- Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Build your own agents with Agent Builder and Copilot Studio Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Perplexity
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Remembers your preferencesMicrosoft 365 Copilot: YesPerplexity: Yes
Code executionMicrosoft 365 Copilot: Not verifiedPerplexity: Not verified
- Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- Perplexity
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Team workspaceMicrosoft 365 Copilot: YesPerplexity: Yes
- Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Copilot in Teams (needs a Teams licence) and shared Notebooks Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Perplexity
- Shared Projects on Enterprise Pro and Max; not on Free, Pro or Max Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Connects to your other apps (API)Microsoft 365 Copilot: Not verifiedPerplexity: Yes
- Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- Perplexity
- Separate pay-as-you-go API Platform; not included in Free or Pro Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
What you risk by starting
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Perplexity
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Perplexity.
- Refund policy
- Monthly plans: refund within 24 hours; annual: within 72 hours (14 days in the EU, UK and Turkey; 7 days in South Korea and Brazil). One refund per account.
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16
Where these facts come from
Microsoft 365 Copilot
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/pricing · checked 2026-10-16https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/business · checked 2026-10-16Perplexity
https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11187416-which-perplexity-subscription-plan-is-right-for-you · checked 2026-10-16https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10354288-refunds · checked 2026-10-16https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11132456-how-to-use-the-perplexity-voice-assistant-for-ios · checked 2026-10-16https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10968016-memory · checked 2026-10-16What to do next
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Data last verified: 2026-10-16