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A Microsoft Copilot alternative, free to try
Like Cowork, Microsoft Copilot’s agent, Sochen works on websites while you watch, runs jobs on a schedule and asks before anything is paid or sent. But it has its own cloud computer, works in India today, is free to try, priced in rupees, and can ring you on an Indian or US number. Cowork comes with Microsoft 365 Premium or Pro, in the US and Canada for now.
Your first job is free, no card needed. Then 7 days of Plus for $5 if you want more. Nothing renews on its own.
Side by side
| Sochen | Microsoft Copilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ✓First job free, then 7 days for $5 and a monthly plan. Plus is ₹999 a month in India. | Free chat within limits. Its agent, Cowork, comes only with Microsoft 365 Premium ($19.99 a month; ₹1,999 in India) or Pro ($99.99; ₹9,999), not Personal (₹689) or Family (₹819). |
| Where | Anywhere, in the browser. Built in India; English, Hindi and Hinglish. | Copilot works in over 170 markets and takes Hindi, typed or spoken. Its agent, Cowork, is in preview and only in the US and Canada for now. |
| Its own computer | ✓Yes: a cloud desktop with Chrome, live in the chat, and you can take over any time. | Not yet: Cowork works on websites in your own Microsoft Edge, clicking, scrolling and typing while you watch or take over. Microsoft says a remote browser is coming soon. |
| Works in the background | Schedules, watches on prices and pages, jobs that run when an email arrives, and Heads-ups that speak up only when something needs you. | Cowork runs prompts on a schedule, like a daily briefing or a weekly report, once you approve the schedule. You can pause or cancel them. |
| Asks first | Anything that pays, orders, books, sends or deletes waits for your OK, with the details shown first; a schedule or an Outreach run is approved once, when you start it. It never types your card details. | Asks before payments, giving your details to a site, sending messages, deleting files or changing accounts. A scheduled task may get those approvals once, at setup, to run unattended. |
| Phone | ✓Indian and US numbers: you can call it, it can ring you (a brief, a reminder, an urgent heads-up), and it calls US businesses for you. | Voice chat in its apps (say “Hey, Copilot”) and in Apple CarPlay. Microsoft doesn't describe it making or taking phone calls. |
| Made for India | Bill splits with UPI QR codes, GST invoices, Indian bank statements, exam-form photos to the KB, and your Zerodha portfolio, read only. | Plans priced in rupees, and voice chat in Hindi, Bangla, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and other Indian languages. UPI or GST tools aren't described. |
| Watches videos | Yes: YouTube links and uploads up to 500 MB, with timestamps. | It can see your screen or camera during a voice chat. Uploads are documents, images and text, up to 50 MB; video files and YouTube links aren't described. |
| Apps | Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, Outlook and Slack in one tap, more apps with a before-and-after preview, and any MCP server or API of your own. | ✓Built into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote on paid plans. Cowork makes and edits Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files, sends email, and manages your calendar and OneDrive. |
| Your data | Never used to train AI models. You can see, edit and delete what it remembers. | Microsoft says prompts, responses and files in the Copilot app aren't used to train its foundation models. You can see and delete saved memories. Without a Microsoft 365 plan you may see ads, personalised from your chats unless you turn that off. |
| Getting started | In any browser, on any device; nothing to install. | The Copilot app on the web, Windows, Mac and phones, with free chat. Cowork needs Premium or Pro and runs on the web, in the Copilot desktop app or in a Cowork phone app. |
| Model | Your choice: Claude, GPT, Gemini, Qwen, Kimi or DeepSeek, or a model of your own, switched mid-chat. | Models from Microsoft, OpenAI and other developers, selected by Microsoft. You can choose between leading models for different kinds of work. |
Checked 6 Nov 2026 on Microsoft’s Cowork help page, AI limits by plan and plans for India. Plans and countries change; check there for the latest.
Where Copilot is ahead
Built into Office
Copilot works inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote, and its paid plans come with those apps and OneDrive storage. Sochen connects to Outlook and makes documents, but it doesn't work inside the Office apps.More Indian languages by voice
Copilot Voice speaks Hindi, Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Sochen works in English, Hindi and Hinglish.
Questions
What is Microsoft Copilot's agent called now?+
Cowork. For personal Microsoft accounts it's replacing Copilot Tasks: it's in preview, comes with Microsoft 365 Premium or Pro, and is only in the US and Canada for now. Microsoft also sells Copilot for work, with its own licence; this page compares the Copilot app you use with a personal account.
Is Sochen a good Microsoft Copilot alternative in India?+
Yes, if you want an agent you can use in India today. Copilot's agent, Cowork, is only in the US and Canada for now, and comes with Microsoft 365 Premium at ₹1,999 a month. Sochen is free to try, priced in rupees, makes UPI QR codes and GST invoices and can ring you on an Indian number. New accounts get their first job free, then a 7-day trial of Plus for $5.
Is Sochen as capable as Microsoft Copilot?+
Not in every way. Copilot is built into Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, its paid plans come with those apps, and it talks in more Indian languages by voice. Sochen has its own cloud computer, lets you pick the model, and talks with you on the phone from India or the US.
Does Sochen act without asking?+
No. It asks before anything is paid, ordered, booked, sent or deleted, and shows exactly what will happen first. Its background checks only look.
Can I use both?+
Yes. Nothing stops you from using Copilot in Word, Excel and Outlook and Sochen for phone calls, UPI bill splits or rupee pricing.
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