Microsoft CopilotvsMistral Vibe
Two general assistant tools, the same questions. Every answer comes from the official pages, with the date we checked. Nothing here is ranked.
last check 2026-10-11
Microsoft Copilot
by Microsoft
Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's AI chat assistant for personal Microsoft accounts on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for everyday questions, web-based answers, or asking about an uploaded file or image.
Good for: Writing, Learning, Office work, Research
All Microsoft Copilot factsMistral Vibe
by Mistral AI
Mistral Vibe, formerly Le Chat, is Mistral AI's chat assistant and agent on the web and in mobile apps; a beginner might try it for questions answered with web search or for asking about uploaded documents and images.
Good for: Writing, Learning, Office work, Research
All Mistral Vibe factsWhere they differ
- AI modelsMicrosoft Copilot: GPT-5Mistral Vibe: Mistral Medium 3.5, Devstral
- Web searchMicrosoft Copilot: SupportedMistral Vibe: Limited, Supported
- PlatformsMicrosoft Copilot: Web, Desktop app, Mobile appMistral Vibe: Web, Mobile app, Editor extension
- Usage limitsMicrosoft Copilot: Feature limits per time period plus monthly AI credits, Signing in adds chat history, more image creation, longer conversations and longer voice sessionsMistral Vibe: Limited messages and web searches, Up to 6x the Free plan's messages. Flash answers: 150 per day on Pro, 200 per day on Team. Fair usage limits apply
- Voice conversationMicrosoft Copilot: SupportedMistral Vibe: Limited
- Runs code and analyses dataMicrosoft Copilot: SupportedMistral Vibe: Supported
- Connects toMicrosoft Copilot: OneDrive, Google DriveMistral Vibe: Gmail, Google Drive, GitHub, Notion, Atlassian, Box, Google Calendar, Linear, Outlook, Outlook Calendar, SharePoint, Slack, Stripe
Same answer, but for different plans or with different conditions: file upload, image input, projects, agent mode, deep research. The table below shows the conditions.
Confirmed for only one of the two so far: account, where it is available, used to train AI, can switch off training, how long data is kept, custom assistants. The table below shows which.
Same answer for both: free plan, memory.
Plans and prices
As listed on each official pricing page, in the currency we were shown. No conversion, no rounding.
Microsoft Copilot
- Copilot (free) Free planPrice not confirmed
- Microsoft 365 Personal Paid, individual$9.99 / month
- Microsoft 365 Family Paid, individual$12.99 / month
- Microsoft 365 Premium Paid, individual$19.99 / month
- Microsoft 365 Pro Paid, individual$99.99 / month
Mistral Vibe
- Free Free planPrice not confirmed
- Pro Paid, individual$14.99 / month, plus tax
- Team Team$24.99 / month, plus tax
Through the API: about $0.17 – $2.34 a month for 30 short chat messages a day, across 6 models. Each model is in the full comparison below.
Plan details and sources for Mistral VibeFull comparison with sources
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| What it is for | Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's AI chat assistant for personal Microsoft accounts on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for everyday questions, web-based answers, or asking about an uploaded file or image. | Mistral Vibe, formerly Le Chat, is Mistral AI's chat assistant and agent on the web and in mobile apps; a beginner might try it for questions answered with web search or for asking about uploaded documents and images. |
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| Free planA free plan that is not time-limited. Trials are listed separately. |
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| Plans and pricesOriginal currency and billing period. No conversion. |
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| Through the APIPer 1 million tokens, and about what 30 short chat messages a day cost a month. | Not in our API price list |
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| AI modelsThe AI models the official pages name for this product. Line-ups change often, so check the date. |
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| File uploadYou can give it files such as PDFs or documents. |
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| Image inputYou can give it an image to describe or analyse. |
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| Voice conversationTalk to it out loud and hear it answer. |
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| Runs code and analyses dataRuns code to work with numbers, spreadsheets or charts, not only text. |
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| Web searchIt can search the web while answering. |
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| Deep researchA mode that searches many sources step by step and writes a report with citations. |
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| PlatformsWhere the product is offered: web, desktop app, mobile app, or editor extension. |
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| MemoryRemembers things you told it in earlier chats. |
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| ProjectsGroup chats and files for one piece of work, with their own instructions. |
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| Custom assistantsMake your own assistant with fixed instructions and files, such as GPTs or Gems. |
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| Agent modeCan take actions for you in a browser or on a computer, such as filling in forms. |
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| Connects toApps and services it can read from or work in, as the official pages name them. |
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| AccountWhether you need to sign up before using it. |
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| Where it is availableCountries or regions where the provider says it can be used. |
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| Context windowHow much text it can take in at once (a long document, a long chat). |
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| Confidence | Last checked 2026-10-11 Not yet confirmed: Context window, Used to train AI, Can switch off training, How long data is kept, Custom assistants | Last checked 2026-10-11 Not yet confirmed: Account, Where it is available, Context window |
What it is for
What it is for
Microsoft Copilot:
Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's AI chat assistant for personal Microsoft accounts on the web, desktop and mobile; a beginner might try it for everyday questions, web-based answers, or asking about an uploaded file or image.
Mistral Vibe:
Mistral Vibe, formerly Le Chat, is Mistral AI's chat assistant and agent on the web and in mobile apps; a beginner might try it for questions answered with web search or for asking about uploaded documents and images.
Editor's suggestion
Microsoft Copilot:
- Editor's suggestion: Try summarising a document you are allowed to share, then check the summary against the original.
- Editor's suggestion: Try a question about something recent, and open the linked sources before relying on the answer.
Mistral Vibe:
- Editor's suggestion: Try summarising a document you are allowed to share, then check the summary against the original.
- Editor's suggestion: Try a question about something recent, and open the linked sources before relying on the answer.
Cost
Free plan
A free plan that is not time-limited. Trials are listed separately.
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedmicrosoft.comchecked 2026-10-10
Copilot (free) plan
Mistral Vibe:
- Supportedmistral.aichecked 2026-10-10
Free plan
Plans and prices
Microsoft Copilot:
- Copilot (free) (Free plan)Price not confirmed
- Microsoft 365 Personal (Paid, individual)$9.99 / month
- Microsoft 365 Family (Paid, individual)$12.99 / month
- Microsoft 365 Premium (Paid, individual)$19.99 / month
- Microsoft 365 Pro (Paid, individual)$99.99 / month
- All plan details and sources
Mistral Vibe:
- Free (Free plan)Price not confirmed
- Pro (Paid, individual)$14.99 / month, plus tax
- Team (Team)$24.99 / month, plus tax
- All plan details and sources
Through the API
Per 1 million tokens, and about what 30 short chat messages a day cost a month.
Microsoft Copilot:
Not in our API price listMistral Vibe:
- Ministral 3 14B$0.20 in · $0.20 out · about $0.17 a month
- Mistral Small 4$0.15 in · $0.60 out · about $0.21 a month
- Codestral$0.30 in · $0.90 out · about $0.36 a month
- Mistral Large 3$0.50 in · $1.50 out · about $0.60 a month
- Mistral Large 4$1.36 in · $4.18 out · about $1.65 a month
- Mistral Medium 3.5$1.50 in · $7.50 out · about $2.34 a month
- Official price pageHow we count
AI models
AI models
The AI models the official pages name for this product. Line-ups change often, so check the date.
Microsoft Copilot:
- GPT-5support.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-10
Mistral Vibe:
- Mistral Medium 3.5, Devstralmistral.ai +1checked 2026-10-10
Input and output
File upload
You can give it files such as PDFs or documents.
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-10
All current plans
Mistral Vibe:
- Supporteddocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-10
All current plans
Image input
You can give it an image to describe or analyse.
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-10
All current plans
Mistral Vibe:
- Supporteddocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Voice conversation
Talk to it out loud and hear it answer.
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Mistral Vibe:
- Limiteddocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Speech is transcribed into a text prompt; available on all plans.
Runs code and analyses data
Runs code to work with numbers, spreadsheets or charts, not only text.
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
- Supportedmicrosoft.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plans: Microsoft 365 Premium, Microsoft 365 Pro
Mistral Vibe:
- Supporteddocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plans: Pro, Team
Checking facts
Web search
It can search the web while answering.
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Mistral Vibe:
- Limitedmistral.aichecked 2026-10-10
Free plan
Free plan: the number of web searches is limited.
- Supportedmistral.aichecked 2026-10-10
Pro plan
- Supporteddocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Deep research
A mode that searches many sources step by step and writes a report with citations.
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plans: Microsoft 365 Premium, Microsoft 365 Pro
Mistral Vibe:
- Supporteddocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Workflow
Platforms
Where the product is offered: web, desktop app, mobile app, or editor extension.
Microsoft Copilot:
- Web, Desktop app, Mobile appcopilot.comchecked 2026-10-10
Mistral Vibe:
- Web, Mobile app, Editor extensiondocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-10
Memory
Remembers things you told it in earlier chats.
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Mistral Vibe:
- Supporteddocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Projects
Group chats and files for one piece of work, with their own instructions.
Microsoft Copilot:
- Supportedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plans: Microsoft 365 Personal, Microsoft 365 Family, Microsoft 365 Premium, Microsoft 365 Pro
Mistral Vibe:
- Supporteddocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Custom assistants
Make your own assistant with fixed instructions and files, such as GPTs or Gems.
Microsoft Copilot:
- Not yet confirmed
Mistral Vibe:
- Limiteddocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Custom Skills replace the legacy Agents feature, which is being removed.
Agent mode
Can take actions for you in a browser or on a computer, such as filling in forms.
Microsoft Copilot:
- Limitedsupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plans: Microsoft 365 Premium, Microsoft 365 Pro · Region: US, Canada
Cowork for personal accounts is in Preview (same page). The AI credits page lists it for Premium and Pro only, currently in the US and Canada.
Mistral Vibe:
- Limiteddocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Work acts in connected apps through connectors; the docs read do not describe browser or desktop control.
Connects to
Apps and services it can read from or work in, as the official pages name them.
Microsoft Copilot:
- OneDrive, Google Drivesupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-11
Mistral Vibe:
- Gmail, Google Drive, GitHub, Notion, Atlassian, Box, Google Calendar, Linear, Outlook, Outlook Calendar, SharePoint, Slack, Stripedocs.mistral.aichecked 2026-10-11
Requirements
Account
Whether you need to sign up before using it.
Microsoft Copilot:
- Account required: the free tier needs a signed-in Microsoft accountcopilot.comchecked 2026-10-10
Mistral Vibe:
- Not yet confirmed
Where it is available
Countries or regions where the provider says it can be used.
Microsoft Copilot:
- Available in over 170 markets; not available or not supported in China (excluding Hong Kong SAR) and embargoed marketssupport.microsoft.comchecked 2026-10-10
Mistral Vibe:
- Not yet confirmed
Not yet confirmed
Context window
How much text it can take in at once (a long document, a long chat).
Microsoft Copilot:
- Not yet confirmed
Mistral Vibe:
- Not yet confirmed
Sources and confidence
Confidence
Microsoft Copilot:
Last checked 2026-10-11
Not yet confirmed: Context window, Used to train AI, Can switch off training, How long data is kept, Custom assistants
Mistral Vibe:
Last checked 2026-10-11
Not yet confirmed: Account, Where it is available, Context window