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GPT for Sheets
Spreadsheet AI add-ons vs. AI built into the spreadsheet.
KINDA
why this verdict
Downgrade — pay for the workflow, not the AI
Claude + CSV covers the headline feature free, so the $9/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Native AI functions in Sheets & Excel. OpenAI, June 25, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers headline only editorial call
- The headline feature, but not the workflow, data or integrations around it.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 1 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Claude + CSV.
- What the call is worth $108/yr
- $9/mo at the entry paid tier — $108 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- June 25, 2024
- List price
- $9/mo
- Per year
- $108
The backstory
This add-on brought GPT formulas into Google Sheets. Google (Gemini in Sheets) and Microsoft (Copilot in Excel) now offer native AI functions, undercutting third-party add-ons that charge for API passthrough.
Escape hatches
switching could free up $108/yr G
Gemini in Sheets Native AI in the spreadsheet.
workspace.google.com open_in_new C
Claude + CSV Upload a CSV and analyze in chat.
claude.ai open_in_new1 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.