ChatGPT Plus vs Copilot Pro: Which AI is better?
I created a ChatGPT Plus vs. Copilot Pro battle to see which AI chatbot subscription service is really worth your $20 every month. OpenAI's ChatGPT Plus and Microsoft's Copilot Pro are among the biggest names in artificial intelligence. Yet, these chatbots arguably have more in common than any other subscription-based AI software. That's because both platforms are built with versions of GPT-4. In theory, this means one shouldn't be any smarter than the other. However, while the underlying training data is similar, the two AI platforms have a few noticeable disparities that could make all the difference in choosing where to spend that $20-a-month subscription.
Differences in Performance
I created a ChatGPT Plus vs. Copilot Pro battle by feeding both programs the same prompts. Both use GPT-4 and DALL-E, yet Copilot just made GPT-4 Turbo available even to non-paying customers. That move gives Microsoft's offering a bit more speed. Yet, that's not the only distinction. The wildly different user interfaces, integrations, and policies create noticeable gaps between the two AI chatbots. ChatGPT tended to be a bit more long-winded yet offered more descriptive language and varied sentence structures. On the other hand, Copilot offered more tools inside the AI app while simultaneously being integrated into more places, like Word and Outlook.
Content Creation Capabilities
With both subscriptions costing $20 a month and utilizing GPT-4 and DALL-E, the differences between ChatGPT Plus and Copilot Pro make one a better fit. Both chatbots had the same struggles that feel fairly universal across generative AI. While the platforms share similar struggles, looking at the integrated tools, Copilot pulls ahead. Microsoft's AI created four image options, whereas ChatGPT created one. But Copilot's real benefits come from the integrated tools.
Strengths and Weaknesses
The one thing I felt ChatGPT excelled at was getting the style right on the first attempt. When I asked for a watercolor image, ChatGPT produced a watercolor image. With Copilot, it produced a render that wasn't at all like a watercolor. However, Copilot's watercolor featured black outlines more consistent with comic book art than with a painting. ChatGPT tends to get wordy if you don't request a specific length. However, the program from OpenAI also produced more polished content.
Usability and Integrations
In contrast, when tasked with writing a short story about a haunted house, Copilot started in an odd mashup of horror tropes and fairy tale storytelling. Copilot also misunderstood instructions in some instances. Despite these differences, both platforms have their unique strengths and weaknesses.
