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AI Tool Comparison Matrix

All products listed below include Enterprise Data Protections, Voice Input, Web Search, Image Upload, Document Upload and Data Analysis. "The tools on this page are approved for Public, University-Internal and FERPA data. Additional data approvals are listed with each service."

Microsoft AI Tools

Comparison of Copilot Products for Faculty & Staff
Product Cost Who Can Use It? Allowed Data Custom Agents Image Creation Mobile App
Copilot Chat Free Faculty & Staff Only Some University-Confidential data No Included Included
M365 Copilot $250.00 / year Faculty & Staff Only Some University-Confidential data Included Included Included
Teams Premium $27.72 / year Faculty & Staff Only Some University-Confidential data No No Included
Copilot Studio Included w/ M365 Copilot or $0.01/credit Faculty & Staff Only Some University-Confidential data (see Copilot Studio Service page) Included (Agent Builder) No No

Google AI Tools

Comparison of Google AI Products for Students & Employees
Product Cost Who Can Use It? Allowed Data Custom Agents Image Creation Mobile App
Google Gemini Free (Enterprise versions available) Students & Employees Some University-Confidential data Included (Gems) Included Included
Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) Free Students & Employees Some University-Confidential data No Included Included
Google AI Pro (Gemini Pro) $195 / year Faculty & Staff Only Some University-Confidential data Included Included Included
Workspace Studio Free (Additional space and features available with a license to employees only) Students & Employees Some University-Confidential data Included (Automated Flows) Not applicable No
Google AI Studio Pay for what you use (Contact helpdesk@tamu.edu to update your Google account) Faculty & Staff Only Some University-Confidential data Included (Developer) Not applicable No

TAMU AI Tools

Comparison of TAMU AI Chat and Related Tools for Students & Employees
Product Cost Who Can Use It? Allowed Data Custom Agents Image Creation Mobile App
AI Chat Free (daily limits) Students & Employees Some University-Confidential data Yes - Custom Models Yes No
AI Chat API Free (daily limits) Students & Employees Some University-Confidential data Yes - Custom Models Not applicable No

Other AI Tools

Comparison of Perplexity and Anthropic Products for Faculty & Staff
Product Cost Who Can Use It? Allowed Data Custom Agents Image Creation Mobile App
Perplexity $108 / year Faculty & Employees Some University-Confidential data No No Yes

Last Modified: September 23, 2026