ExcelAI vs GPTExcel

ExcelAI is an add-in that works inside Microsoft Excel and handles natural-language requests. It can write formulas, generate P&L statements, balance sheets and cash flow reports, format sheets, create charts, clean data and run multi-step workflows with undo support. Its analysis can identify patterns and anomalies and process thousands of rows, according to the maker. ExcelAI is a COM add-in for Excel 2019, Excel 2021 and Microsoft 365 on Windows and macOS. Listed model providers include Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini, DeepSeek, Llama and Mistral. The privacy policy says prompts and temporary operation context are processed transiently, while the maker says it does not store workbook contents or train AI models on user data. Communications with its servers are encrypted using TLS 1.3. A free plan includes 20 requests per five hours. Starter is listed at $5 a month for the first month, then $10/month; Pro is listed at $20 a month, with billing details stating no monthly fee and a separate $0.88 card processing fee. Google Sheets is marked as coming soon.

GPTExcel is a conversational web app for working with Excel and Google Sheets, with connections to CSV, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. It generates, explains, and fixes spreadsheet formulas, and can clean, reshape, split, merge, or deduplicate data with a before-and-after preview. The product also lists analysis, custom functions, and workflow automation. Work Agent handles multi-step data workflows and connects to data sources; teams can reuse saved analyses and templates. The template library contains more than 299 ready-to-use templates, and the service supports 18 languages. ChatDB runs read-only queries and cannot change connected data. Database passwords are encrypted at rest and are not returned to the browser or written to logs; files, sheets, and connections stay scoped to the account and request. The Free plan offers up to 90 credits per month through daily check-ins, and use does not require a credit card. Pro costs $19.90 per month, Max costs $29.90 per month, and API access is listed for Teams Max use cases.