# Compare

Honest comparisons with the other ways to put AI in a spreadsheet, including where the other tool is the better choice. Facts are dated and linked to the source.

- [Excel's COPILOT function was removed. What to use instead](https://hunchsheet.app/compare/excel-copilot-function-alternative.md): Microsoft removed =COPILOT() from Excel on 14 September 2026 and those cells now show #NAME?. Save the old results, then classify and score text with HUNCH.PICK and HUNCH.SCORE.
- [Google Sheets' AI function: limits, and when a number works better](https://hunchsheet.app/compare/google-sheets-ai-function-alternative.md): =AI() in Google Sheets needs an eligible plan, returns text only and generates at most 350 cells at a time. When HUNCH, HUNCHPICK or HUNCHSCORE fits better, and when =AI() wins.
- [A GPT for Sheets alternative for classifying and scoring text](https://hunchsheet.app/compare/gpt-for-sheets-alternative.md): GPT for Sheets (GPT for Work) offers a family of GPT functions from $25 a month. How Hunch compares for classifying and scoring rows, with real outputs and where GPT for Sheets is better.
- [AI tools for Google Sheets and Excel, compared](https://hunchsheet.app/compare/ai-tools-for-google-sheets.md): Gemini's AI function, GPT for Sheets, Claude for Sheets, SheetAI, Numerous, Coefficient, Arcwise and Hunch compared: what each cell returns, how you pay and what each is best at.