Copilot Pro or ChatGPT Plus? Which is worth your $20 per month?

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With Copilot Pro, Microsoft hasn't created an alternative cheaper version of Copilot for Microsoft 365, but an alternative for those who might otherwise buy a ChatGPT Plus subscription.
These two offerings have a lot of similarities and also a lot of differences, but in a head to head comparing the two products, which is actually better? Or because they are both based on OpenAI's GPT models GPT-3 and GPT-4, perhaps they are exactly the same?
I've bought both so you don't have to. So let me show you how they work alongside each other in a series of demos, and you can choose which one is for you (or maybe something else).
Whether you choose Copilot Pro, Copilot, Copilot for Microsoft 365, ChatGPT, or ChatGPT Plus, many of the features highlighted here apply, and it's important to understand where these tools differentiate themselves.
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Links:
ChatGPT Licenses - openai.com/chatgpt/pricing
Copilot Pro Licenses - www.microsoft.com/en-us/store...
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:13 The differences between ChatGPT Plus and Copilot Pro
3:36 Testing methodology
4:37 Image recognition in ChatGPT and Copilot Pro
6:17 Web access in ChatGPT and Copilot Pro
8:38 Image generation in ChatGPT and Copilot Pro
10:12 Creative text generation in ChatGPT and Copilot Pro
12:15 Which should you buy?
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[@TrendyPsyOps]

thank you! exactly the comparison I was looking for

[@brightideasagency]

Thanks for watching. Glad it was useful.

[@Tabernash21]

I appreciate your presentation style and analysis.

[@brightideasagency]

Thanks for watching.

[@darrylthomas6852]

I've been using Open AI Chat-GPT plus (GPT4) for a few months now. Am using it at work to summarise legislation and help with writing tricky procedures and it has been a awesome at this. Also use it in my spare time to help with music theory such as naming chords and assisting with chord resolution. The output is always of a very high quality and largely accurate from my experiences.

[@brightideasagency]

Thanks for watching. Yes, ChatGPT does a good job. Have you compared any other services? For example, Claude has a bigger context window and as of last summer seemed better at text analysis.

[@gerrell865]

Nice I use for law advice, financial advice, food recipes. For recipes, if you chat gpt you only have this seasoning and this ingredient. It makes own adjustments, and provide instructions based on what you have. Also it provides instructions on how to make certain food depending on which appliance you want 2 use. Albeit air fryer, instant pot, griddle. It's pretty cool. It saves me from asking other people questions

[@gregnockolds3855]

Another great video thanks! FWIW I'd love to see how much, if at all, I could use RAG features, as in MS Graph for enterprise versions, on my docs and emails with only a MS365 family account. {I suspect not all, beyond the single email or doc in context with any chat!}

[@brightideasagency]

Thanks for watching. My understanding currently is not at all, but I have got some other testing scenarios where there seem to be interplays between Copilot Pro and Copilot for M365 in mind for future videos or social posts. Certainly if you have needs as an individual to benefit from gen ai with more than one file at a time, ChatGPT Plus has a stronger offering right now imo.

[@jonathanmellette8541]

I like ChatGPT4 MUCH better -- until I run out of prompts. Right now I'm paying for both as well. I switch to Copilot when I can't use ChatGPT for a while.

[@brightideasagency]

Thanks for watching. Do you have particular uses that work better for each?

[@alabamaflip2053]

Great comparison. Thank you! I was leaning toward Copilot Pro until this video. Too many short comings but the real deal breaker was the ads. I need insight to data in excel but I believe I can make it work with ChatGPT Plus. Thanks again!

[@brightideasagency]

Thanks for watching. Glad it was helpful.

[@ninasazonova2511]

I'm also interested in Excel files analysis

[@kennethholden]

I think you should do more research on the different technologies. They are substantially different, while using similar base technologies, how copilot is designed and developed is significantly differ than ChatGPT. ChatGPT is the much more rounded full scope , copilot is designed for very unique purposes

[@brightideasagency]

Thanks for watching. Could you share more of your perspective on this? At the top line I do regard Copilot, ChatGPT, and even Bard as substantially similar, as while there are differences they are designed for largely similar purposes. What do you regard as the important differences that should limit a direct comparison like this?

[@jakeplaydirty3882]

Copilot free is definitely better than chatgpt free. The thing that makes me lean towards paying for chatgpt premium service is the custom GPTs. I'm going to hang on and hope copilot allows the same soon!

[@brightideasagency]

Thanks for watching. We are yet to see Microsoft’s custom GPT creation tooling but it is announced as part of Copilot Pro.

[@Aliraza10107]

Which is better at German text translation? ChatGPT plus or copilot pro As the heading says I want to translate text in german , so which is better ? Plus with copilot pro one can ask unlimited questions but for ChatGPT plus I heard there is a limit per hour or so ?also can ChatGPT plus use internet like copilot pro on iPhone ?

[@brightideasagency]

I have no knowledge on this, but my guess is that as they both use GPT-4, at a task like translation they probably get fairly similar results. I suggest you check out the feature list for each service to check which you think will be most appropriate for your use. Thanks for watching.

[@FindJoyInTheJourney]

ChatGPT Pro is so much better, at least for now. The fact that it has Custom Instructions and can retain a long memory within each Chat, ends up saving me so much time in my prompts. It also seems to learn my writing style so when I have it rewrite something, it is much more in line with my style. It feels so much more like as assistant than Copilot. I’m testing CoPilot Pro right now, and I’m just not super impressed. My $20 will ultimately remain with ChatGPT.

[@brightideasagency]

Thanks for watching. I continue to use both, and they each have strengths and weaknesses in my view.

[@gerrell865]

Yes that's what I concluded for myself as well. The custom instructions is wonderful. Copilot does too much when trying to reference things from internet. And it slower because of that reason

[@gerrell865]

Also copilot is really horrible inside the office 365 apps. It's almost useless

[@ninasazonova2511]

And which system analyzes Excel files better???

[@brightideasagency]

To manipulate an Excel file in Excel, the only real option is Copilot (either Pro or for M365). But if you're interested in pure data analysis, then I think ChatGPT currently does a better job because you can upload your files and it'll make sense of them. However, it really depends on what you are aiming to get done.

[@oluchi75]

$20.00 a month for the chatgpt plus and $23.99 to download your resume using resume copilot

[@brightideasagency]

And such reputable companies certainly advertise in this manner...

[@ManarAleryani]

Great video. Can still be shorter and straight to the point.

[@brightideasagency]

Thanks for watching.

[@MegaMijit]

copilot pro gives you ADS even AFTER you PAY for premium?!?!?!? NO ONE SHOULD EVER PAY FOR THAT SHIT

[@brightideasagency]

I mean so does the New York Times and pretty much every other online publisher. I find it far more jarring when I see ads under enterprise accounts.

[@Mohith7548]

fully biased review

[@brightideasagency]

Thanks for watching.

[@MaybeLoveHate]

With the copilot plug in it also integrates with your computer if you are running Windows. So asking it questions will open relevant settings etc. You don't need pro for that feature though.

[@brightideasagency]

The Copilot in Windows feature is separate to Copilot Pro (you don't need Pro to run it) but if you do have a Copilot Pro subscription the benefits of that will also be available in Copilot in Windows as long as you sign in with your Copilot Pro enabled Microsoft Account (MSA).