Character.AI vs Microsoft Copilot comparison

By starting price alone, Character.AI is $5 cheaper. But price is not everything, so check the highlighted rows in the table below.

Character.AI and Microsoft Copilot compared side by side in AI.

CurrencyUSD KRW EUR

Character.AI

A role-play style AI chatbot where you create characters and chat with them

Microsoft's AI assistant built into Windows, Edge and Office

Highlighted rows are where they differ.

Item	Character.AIVisit site	Microsoft CopilotVisit site
Starting price	≈€4.45+ ($4.99)Official USD price	≈€8.91+ ($9.99)Official USD price
Free tier	Free plan available	Free plan available
Korean support	Average	Good
Main models	PipSqueak 3 ShortSqueak DeepSqueak LongSqueak (in-house chat models)	OpenAI GPT-5 family (Smart/Think Deeper) GPT-5.5/Claude selectable for business MAI in-house models (image/voice)
Type	AI services	AI services
Category	Chatbot/Assistant	Chatbot/Assistant, Writing/Productivity
Company	Character Technologies, United States	Microsoft, United States
Plans	Free c.ai lite $4.99 c.ai+ $9.99	Free M365 Personal $9.99 Family $12.99 Premium $19.99 Pro $99.99 For business: Copilot Business $21 (annual), Enterprise $30 (annual)
Pros	Many user-made characters Immersive conversation	Works directly with Windows, Word and Excel Latest-level models available for free
Cons	Not suited to information or work use Stricter restrictions for minors	Office integration features need a Microsoft 365 subscription Weak personality as a standalone chatbot

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Prices converted at 1 USD = ₩1,327.84 (2026-10-20). Original price shown in brackets. Taxes as listed by each provider.