Looking for an AI chatbot for Android? One that answers your questions in a way that a traditional search engine can’t, that helps you with certain tasks that an assistant can’t; something that you can talk to, that understands you and that adapts as much as possible to what you ask. So ChatGPT for Android.

Of course, the ChatGPT app for Android has been around for a long time and may even become your default assistant in the near future. He but is that the free version of ChatGPT (3.5) is limited in substance and form, that is, it has access to less data, the interaction possibilities are less, its capabilities are generally not as advanced or as polished…

In other words, you either pay for GPT-4 (even the term “chat” was omitted from the name, due to its multimodal nature that goes beyond just text) 20 euros per month, which it costs, or you stay stuck in the results of a few years ago, less accurate , less secure and less of everything (the paid plan includes integration with DALL-E for imaging, advanced data analysis and other features). Or, of course, you move to a more affordable alternative.

Among these alternatives, the most affordable ones are those offered by Microsoft, which secured the exclusive integration of ChatGPT into its products with a checkbook, with a completely free modality for users, with fewer restrictions than the competition and based on GPT. 4, or which is the same, with all the power of the latest version of the language model. It should be noted that using Microsoft applications is not the same as ChatGPT in GPT-4 mode, but this will save you.

I said apps, yes, in the plural, and Microsoft introduced ChatGPT AI in its apps first through Bing, which until recently was known as Bing Chat. However, given that, it was a fast track for the company to attract users Copilot was and is a big bet in this senseintroduced months ago and gradually integrated into various applications and services, from Windows to Microsoft Edge.

That’s how Bing (the co-pilot) sees himself

That’s how we got to Android, where Bing brought the power of AI for a long time, and where you can enjoy Copilot for a few weeks. Doubts may arise at this point, because if for whatever reason you don’t explicitly prefer it, if all you care about is having an AI app to ask questions – and then some – the question is obvious: Bing or Copilot ?

The quick answer is Copilot. Even with its chatbots, Bing is still a search engine, while Copilot is, as it describes itself, “your everyday AI supplement.” You’ll always be chatting with Bing though, keep that in mind. What other differences are there between one and the other? I asked the Copilot himself and he told me this:

Bing is a search application that lets you find information, news, images and videos on the web. It also provides you with an AI chatbot called Copilot that you can use to chat, create and communicate.

Copilot is a new app from Microsoft that only focuses on AI chatbot. It allows you to choose between two versions of the language model: GPT-3.5 or GPT-4. With Copilot, you can ask questions, generate images, write poems, codes, songs and much more.

The main difference between the apps is this Bing gives you more search functionality while Copilot gives you a simpler and more customized experience with a chatbot.

In short, if you only had the Bing app on Android because of the AI ​​problem, you can now get rid of it and install Copilot: you will not only have the same, but more, including launch and other options. And if you want to access Copilot outside of Android, you can do so (unlike Bing Chat) through any web browser on its official website by entering this link.