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Google Workspace Gemini vs Microsoft 365 Copilot for a small team
Written by Wanna AI. Checked on 17 Oct 2026, refreshed every 30 days. Wanna is our product; see "Where Wanna fits". We ran neither tool. Every fact below is what a vendor page said that day. Prices change; check the vendor first.
Short answer. Both put an AI assistant into the office suite your team already uses. Google builds Gemini into its Business tiers, with no separate AI price on its page. Microsoft sells Copilot as a paid add-on or as a bundle on top of a Microsoft 365 Business plan. Pick the suite your email and files already live in; the AI follows the suite.
How we compared
- Same rows for both tools; an unreadable figure is "not found".
- Google: the Workspace pricing page on workspace.google.com, read on 17 Oct 2026. It showed euros, "does not include tax", and an annual-commitment toggle; we do not say which was selected.
- Microsoft: the Copilot for business page on microsoft.com, read on 17 Oct 2026, in dollars, with a "paid yearly" view and a monthly view.
Side by side
| Google Workspace Gemini | Microsoft 365 Copilot | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Starter: "Gemini AI assistant in Gmail" and "Chat with Gemini AI". Standard adds "Gemini AI assistant in Gmail, Docs, Meet, and more" and Gemini Notebook. | "Microsoft Copilot in apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Microsoft Teams", plus pre-built agents "including Researcher, Analyst, and Facilitator". |
| How it is sold | Inside the Business tiers. No separate AI line. | Copilot Business add-on, or bundles with Business Standard and Business Premium. |
| Price as listed | List price Starter €6.80, Standard €13.60, Plus €21.10 a month for each user, shown discounted on the page that day. | Add-on: $18.00 a month for each user, paid yearly, shown against $21.00. Bundles: Standard $23.50, Premium $32.00. Add-on paid monthly: $25.20. |
| What the price counts | Users on a Business tier, with suite, email and storage. | Users. The add-on needs "a qualifying Microsoft 365 plan". The $18.00 figure is a promotional offer, first year only, annual commitment required. |
| Free AI tier | Not found as a separate item. | "Copilot Chat is available at no additional cost for all Microsoft Entra account users with an eligible Microsoft 365 subscription." Custom agents are metered. |
| Honest minuses | The fuller Gemini features start at Standard. The page gives no usage limits, only "expanded access". Tax is extra. | Two layers to buy: the suite, then the AI. The promotional price ends after the first year. Metered agents make a bill harder to guess. |
Who should pick which
- Your team lives in Gmail, Docs and Meet: Google. The AI comes with the tier, so there is nothing extra to add up.
- Your team lives in Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams: Microsoft. Copilot works inside those apps; weigh the add-on against the Chat that comes free.
- You want to try AI before paying for it: Google offers a 14-day trial of its tiers; Microsoft lists a free Copilot Chat and a one-month trial.
Where Wanna fits
Wanna is not an office suite. It reads your site, proposes the week's growth tasks and drafts letters, posts and ads. Posts, applications and ads always wait for your OK; letters go out only after you turn sending on (how we handle it). To see its plan for your company, start free. Read on Wanna's own site on 17 Oct 2026: the plan and first drafts are free; paid tiers run $20, $49 and $149 a month. Minuses: it is early, with 3 companies, 19 tasks done in 7 days, 0 things sent outside and 0 paying companies on the live page, measured 17 Oct 2026, 14:25 UTC. It has no email, documents or spreadsheets. See also Wanna vs Zapier.
What neither replaces
Neither replaces a person who decides what is true before a draft goes out. An assistant in a suite writes from your mail and files and cannot know what never reached them. Neither replaces your own check of a summary, a figure or a reply before someone else reads it.
FAQ
Is Gemini better than Copilot? It depends on the suite your team already uses. We tested neither; this page compares listed features and prices only.
Does Google charge extra for Gemini? Not on its page: Gemini is listed inside the Starter, Standard and Plus tiers, read on 17 Oct 2026.
What does Microsoft list for Copilot? An add-on at $18.00 a month for each user paid yearly under a promotion, against $21.00 normally.
Can Wanna replace Google Workspace or Microsoft 365? No. It drafts growth work for your OK; it holds no mailboxes or documents.
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