Is this Microsoft 365 Copilot?

No. This page covers consumer Microsoft Copilot. The work and school product has its own comparison.

Is Bearly a Microsoft Copilot wrapper?

No. Bearly is an independent workspace with available models from several providers.

Why switch to Bearly?

For direct model choice and more tools for research, documents, media, meetings, browser tasks, and routines.

Bearly vs Microsoft Copilot: More models than a bundled assistant.

Bearly gives you explicit model choice and one place for research, documents, media, meetings, browser work, and routines.

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Choose a model

GPT · Claude · Gemini · Grok · More

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One prompt. Several answers. One combined result.

Keep working

Research · Images · Video · Voice · Meetings · Browser

Why people switch

More choice. Fewer handoffs.

You choose the model

Pick from available GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and other models.

You need a real workspace

Keep projects, research, media, and meetings around the same work.

You repeat the work

Save prompts, run routines, and use approved browser or computer actions.

When Microsoft Copilot makes more sense: Choose consumer Copilot if it comes with the Microsoft plan you want and already handles your everyday needs.

Inside Bearly

More than chat.

Chat: GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and more
Create: Images, video, speech, and OCR
Work: Research, transcription, meetings, browser, and routines

Available models and tools vary by plan and account.

Feature comparison

Bearly vs Microsoft Copilot, at a glance.

Open any row to see the source or an important limit.

FeatureBearlyMicrosoft Copilot

Models from multiple providersYesLimited

Bearly

Plans: Free, Pro, Analyst, Research, Max, Enterprise.

Platforms: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android.

Available models vary by plan, platform, project, and team policy

Microsoft Copilot

Plans: Microsoft Copilot (free), Microsoft 365 Personal, Microsoft 365 Family, Microsoft 365 Premium.

Platforms: Copilot on the web, Windows Copilot app, macOS Copilot app, Copilot for iOS, Copilot for Android.

Microsoft describes models from Microsoft, OpenAI, and other developers, but the consumer app does not expose a complete provider catalog in the cited documentation.

Manual model selectionYesLimited

Bearly

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android.

Available models vary by plan and policy

Change your chat settings

Microsoft Copilot

Plans: Microsoft 365 Premium.

Platforms: Copilot on the web, Windows Copilot app, macOS Copilot app.

Microsoft documents model selection in Excel for Premium and conversation-mode selection in Copilot; it does not document a universal model picker across every personal surface.

Side-by-side model comparisonYesNot confirmed

Bearly

Plans: Pro, Analyst, Research, Max, Enterprise.

Platforms: Not specified in the source.

Requires Pro or higher and at least two allowed models

Compare answers with Council of Experts

Microsoft Copilot

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: Not specified in the source.

Release state not checked

No provider record row was supplied for this catalog question.

We could not confirm this from a current first-party source.

Synthesized multi-model answerYesNot confirmed

Bearly

Plans: Pro, Analyst, Research, Max, Enterprise.

Platforms: Not specified in the source.

A stopped or failed council may retain individual answers without a synthesis

Compare answers with Council of Experts

Microsoft Copilot

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: Not specified in the source.

Release state not checked

No provider record row was supplied for this catalog question.

We could not confirm this from a current first-party source.

Deep research modeYesConnected

Bearly

Plans: Analyst, Research, Max, Enterprise.

Platforms: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android.

Standard is estimated at $3 and requires Analyst or higher; Ultra is estimated at $7 and requires Research.

Deep Research requires Web and Web Search, and a managed policy can disable it.

Microsoft Copilot

Plans: Microsoft 365 Premium.

Platforms: Copilot on the web, Windows Copilot app, macOS Copilot app.

Microsoft says Deep Research is being retired in the Copilot app; Premium users are directed to Researcher, which creates a structured, source-cited report.

Document Q&AYesYes

Bearly

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android.

Research your documents

Microsoft Copilot

Plans: Microsoft Copilot (free), Microsoft 365 Personal, Microsoft 365 Family, Microsoft 365 Premium.

Platforms: Copilot on the web, Windows Copilot app, macOS Copilot app, Copilot for iOS, Copilot for Android.

Document question answering is subject to upload size, count, retention, and supported-format limits.

File upload in Microsoft Copilot

Video generationYesNot confirmed

Bearly

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: Not specified in the source.

Generate videos

Microsoft Copilot

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: Not specified in the source.

Release state not checked

No provider record row was supplied for this catalog question.

We could not confirm this from a current first-party source.

Desktop computer useYesNo

Bearly

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux.

Requires visible desktop access and user-controlled permissions

Use your computer with Bearly

Microsoft Copilot

Plans: Microsoft 365 Personal, Microsoft 365 Family, Microsoft 365 Premium.

Platforms: Windows Copilot app, macOS Copilot app.

Copilot Vision can see a screen or app but Microsoft explicitly says it does not click, type, or scroll on the user's PC or web pages.

Zero data retentionYesNot confirmed

Bearly

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android.

Covers verified chat-model routes, not separate image, video, speech, transcription, extraction, or external-tool services

Use zero-data-retention models

Microsoft Copilot

Plans: Not specified in the source.

Platforms: Not specified in the source.

Release state not checked

No provider record row was supplied for this catalog question.

We could not confirm this from a current first-party source.

We make Bearly. Features checked September 1, 2026 from first-party sources. “Not confirmed” means we could not verify it—not that the feature is missing. See the full research.

Moving to Bearly

Bring the work worth keeping.

Save the source files and instructions behind your useful Copilot chats, then recreate one task in Bearly.

01
Create your workspace
Start free and choose the model you already know.
02
Bring what matters
Add the files, instructions, and templates behind your useful work.
03
Try one real task
Run something you already do in Microsoft Copilot, then add another model or Bearly tool.

Questions

Before you switch.

Is this Microsoft 365 Copilot?: No. This page covers consumer Microsoft Copilot. The work and school product has its own comparison.
Is Bearly a Microsoft Copilot wrapper?: No. Bearly is an independent workspace with available models from several providers.
Why switch to Bearly?: For direct model choice and more tools for research, documents, media, meetings, browser tasks, and routines.

Keep comparing

See how Bearly stacks up.

Get Bearly

Bearly vs Microsoft Copilot: More models than a bundled assistant.

More choice. Fewer handoffs.

You choose the model

You need a real workspace

You repeat the work

More than chat.

Bearly vs Microsoft Copilot, at a glance.

Bring the work worth keeping.

Create your workspace

Bring what matters

Try one real task

Before you switch.

See how Bearly stacks up.