7 Best ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude Alternatives for Excel in 2026

ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude answer in a chat. ChatGPT can also open as a sidebar in Excel, and Claude has an Excel add-in on Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise. Gemini works in Google Sheets, not in the Excel file. These seven tools are for workbook work. Elyx is first, because it applies the task in the file. This page is not a Copilot alternative. That comparison has its own pages, linked below.

1. Elyx

   Elyx is an AI agent that works in the Excel file. You describe the task. Elyx applies it in the workbook: formulas, cleanup, pivot tables, charts, and formatting. You do not copy a chat answer back into the sheet.

   Strengths

   • The work happens in the open workbook.
   • One instruction can cover several steps, such as cleaning a range and then building a chart.
   • You can try it for 7 days, with no credit card.

   Limit. There is no permanent free plan. When the 7 days end, Elyx is blocked until you subscribe. Elyx does not run in Google Sheets.

   Price. 7-day trial, no card. Then Plus at €12/month or Pro at €29/month.

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2. Microsoft Copilot

   Copilot is Microsoft’s assistant in Excel. On an eligible license, it can generate formulas, create charts and PivotTables, and change the sheet from a description. If you only want Elyx compared with Copilot, use the dedicated pages linked below. This list is about general chatbots.

   Strengths

   • It is built into Excel when the license includes it.
   • It can edit the workbook, not only suggest text to paste.
   • The same Copilot also sits in other Microsoft 365 apps.

   Limit. Copilot in Excel needs an eligible Microsoft 365 or Copilot license. What you can do depends on that plan, and on your organization’s settings for a work account.

   Price. Included with an eligible Microsoft 365 or Copilot license. The amount depends on the plan.

3. Formula Bot

   Formula Bot turns a plain-language description into an Excel formula, and it can analyze a spreadsheet you provide. You use it when you know the result and not the function.

   Strengths

   • It returns a formula instead of a general chat answer.
   • It explains the formula.
   • It covers a single formula and a broader look at a file.

   Limit. The free offer is capped. You still bring the formula back into Excel. It does not replace an agent that already lives in the workbook.

   Price. Free offer and paid plans.

4. Ajelix

   Ajelix is an Excel add-in that generates and explains formulas and VBA from a sidebar in the workbook.

   Strengths

   • It installs in Excel, including from Microsoft AppSource.
   • It covers formulas and VBA, with an explanation.
   • A free offer is enough to try the generator.

   Limit. It writes formulas and scripts. Heavy use of the generators requires a paid plan.

   Price. Free offer and paid plans.

5. GPTExcel

   GPTExcel generates Excel formulas, and scripts such as VBA or SQL, from a text prompt in the browser.

   Strengths

   • The scope stays on formulas and scripts.
   • You use it without installing an add-in.
   • A free offer exists alongside paid plans.

   Limit. You copy the formula or the script back into Excel. It does not edit the open workbook by itself.

   Price. Free offer and paid plans.

6. Numerous.ai

   Numerous.ai adds AI functions you type in cells, for tasks such as classification or extraction, in Google Sheets and Excel.

   Strengths

   • The function sits in the grid, so you can fill it down a column.
   • It fits repetitive text work, such as labeling rows.
   • It targets both Google Sheets and Excel.

   Limit. It is a cell function, not an agent that rebuilds a report from one instruction.

   Price. Trial and paid plans.

7. Rows

   Rows is its own spreadsheet, with AI for formulas, analysis, and automation. You work in Rows, then export if the file has to come back to Excel.

   Strengths

   • AI is part of that spreadsheet, not a side chat.
   • It includes a free plan.
   • It suits a workflow that can leave the Excel desktop app.

   Limit. It does not run inside Excel. The file stays in Rows unless you export it.

   Price. Free offer and paid plans.

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