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Grammarly vs. Microsoft Copilot

A practical comparison of Grammarly and Microsoft Copilot across pricing, GDPR, EU AI Act risk, and workflow fit.

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Grammarly

AI writing assistant for style, grammar, and tone

DSGVO: conformEU-AI-Act: minimalFree tier

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Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft's AI assistant for web and Microsoft 365

DSGVO: conformEU-AI-Act: limitedFree tier

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FactorGrammarlyMicrosoft Copilot
PricingFree tierFree tier
GDPRconformconform
EU AI Actminimallimited
Data residencyuseu
Use casesText, Create content, Summarize & structure, Translate & localizeText, Image, Data / Tables, Create content
Data quality
Updated6/15/20266/15/2026

Choose Grammarly when

Classic for English text; now with Generative AI (GrammarlyGO) for drafts, rewrites, tone adjustments. Browser plugin + desktop.

Choose Microsoft Copilot when

Web chat (free) plus Copilot for Microsoft 365 in Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint. Built on GPT models with Bing search.

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