AI tools, translated
Every AI tool names the same things differently.
You learn a word in one tool, and the next tool uses it for something else. This site translates.
- capabilities
- 13
- AI tools
- 8
- names
- 186
- changes in 2026
- 32
Three examples
One idea, many names.
Something that runs on a schedule is called
- Claudescheduled tasks
- GeminiSchedules
- Microsoft CopilotScheduled Prompts
- GrokAutomations
Same word
“Cowork” means two different things.
ClaudeIn Claude, it’s a mode that’s being merged into the ordinary chat
MicrosoftAt Microsoft, Copilot Cowork is a separate product that needs the paid Microsoft 365 Copilot licence
Some names are already gone, or going.
NotebookLMis now Gemini NotebookLe Chatis now Mistral Vibe- ChatGPT’s GPTs are due to retire on December 11, 2026, later for some Enterprise workspaces
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Chat
Ask a question. You explain the background every time.
- The chat window ChatGPT: Chat · a Work toggle beside it Claude: chat — Cowork merged in (rolling out) Gemini: Chat — the Chat and Task toggle Microsoft Copilot: Copilot Chat (formerly Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat) Perplexity: Search and Computer modes Grok: Grok Meta AI and Muse: Meta AI · Muse Mistral Vibe: Vibe Work · Vibe Chat (the docs say "Chat (legacy)"; retiring)
- Private or temporary chat ChatGPT: Temporary chat Claude: incognito chats Gemini: Temporary chat Microsoft Copilot: temporary chat Perplexity: Incognito mode Grok: Private Chat Meta AI and Muse: Incognito chat (rolling out) Mistral Vibe: Temporary Chat
- Inside your other apps ChatGPT: ChatGPT for Word / Excel / PowerPoint · ChatGPT for Google Sheets · ChatGPT browser extension Claude: Claude for Excel / PowerPoint · Claude for Word · Claude for Outlook · Claude in Chrome (beta) · Claude Tag in Slack Gemini: Gemini in Chrome · Gemini side panel in Google Workspace Microsoft Copilot: Copilot in Outlook · Copilot Chat in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote · Edit with Copilot (paid) · Copilot in Teams · Copilot Chat in Edge Perplexity: Comet browser · Perplexity in Slack Grok: Grok for Outlook · Word / Excel / PowerPoint · Grok tab on X · Shared Bots in Slack Meta AI and Muse: Meta AI inside WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, Facebook · Muse in WhatsApp Mistral Vibe: Mistral Vibe for VS Code · Vibe Code Web for Slack — coding only
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Context that sticks
Save your documents and instructions once. It remembers them.
- A workspace that keeps your material ChatGPT: Projects Claude: Projects Gemini: notebooks in the Gemini app, synced with Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) Microsoft Copilot: Copilot Notebooks — paid licence (one page disagrees) Perplexity: Projects (formerly Spaces) Grok: Projects — named, never described Meta AI and Muse: None — nearest: Muse side chats Mistral Vibe: Projects
- Memory across conversations ChatGPT: Memory Claude: memory Gemini: Memory — personal accounts only Microsoft Copilot: Copilot Memory — on by default Perplexity: Memory · Brain (Research Preview, Max) Grok: Memory across chats Meta AI and Muse: memory (Meta AI) · memories (Muse) Mistral Vibe: Knowledge Base (preview) · Memories (legacy, retiring)
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Get connected
Let it see your email, calendar and files.
- A connection to your other tools ChatGPT: apps, packaged in plugins Claude: Connectors (custom ones are MCP) Gemini: Connected Apps Microsoft Copilot: Microsoft 365 Copilot Connectors (Microsoft also writes "Copilot connectors") Perplexity: Connectors (now on the Plugins page) Grok: Connectors Meta AI and Muse: Connectors (Muse) · third party app connections (Meta AI) Mistral Vibe: Connectors · MCP Connectors
- Add-ons from a directory ChatGPT: Plugin directory Claude: Claude directory (plugins) Gemini: Not found Microsoft Copilot: Agent Store Perplexity: Plugins — Discover tab, published by Perplexity Grok: Grok Build Plugin Marketplace (developer CLI) Meta AI and Muse: Not found Mistral Vibe: MCP Connectors directory (admins add from it)
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Let it work
It works through a job or on a schedule.
- Something that runs on a schedule ChatGPT: Scheduled tasks Claude: scheduled tasks (formerly routines) Gemini: Schedules — not "Scheduled actions" Microsoft Copilot: Scheduled Prompts — paid licence Perplexity: Scheduled Tasks (in Computer) Grok: Automations · routines (Grok Bot) Meta AI and Muse: scheduled tasks (Muse) · daily briefing (Meta AI, rolling out) Mistral Vibe: Scheduled tasks (preview)
- An agent that works through a job on its own ChatGPT: ChatGPT Work (rolling out; every plan in the desktop app) · dots (beta) Claude: Cowork, inside chat · computer use (research preview) · Dispatch · Claude Duet (research preview) Gemini: Task (formerly Spark; Google AI Pro or Ultra) Microsoft Copilot: Copilot Cowork — GA, paid licence · Researcher · Analyst — paid licence Perplexity: Computer · Comet Assistant · Comet Agent Grok: Grok Bot Meta AI and Muse: Muse Mistral Vibe: Vibe Work
- Working on files on your own computer ChatGPT: ChatGPT desktop app — Work and Codex run there Claude: Claude Desktop · Claude Code Gemini: Gemini app on Mac — local files per the June 30, 2026 release note Microsoft Copilot: None — Cowork works on OneDrive and SharePoint Perplexity: Personal Computer (Mac and Windows) Grok: Grok Build (terminal) Meta AI and Muse: Muse for Mac Mistral Vibe: Vibe Code (CLI)
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Every page shows ChatGPTClaudeGeminiMicrosoft CopilotPerplexityGrokMeta AI and MuseMistral Vibe first.
What changed this year
Every vendor renamed something.
Every vendor on this map renamed, merged or retired something in 2026. See what changed →
xAI · between Oct 23 and Oct 28, 2026
Team Bots
→ Shared Bots
xAI · Oct 12, 2026
SuperGrok / X Premium plans
→ The X Subscription (Free, Plus, Premium, Super, Ultra) for new customers; old plans continue
Perplexity · about October 2026
Connectors and Skills pages
→ Plugins page
How we know
Every name has a source.
We checked these names in October 2026, against the vendors’ own help pages and announcements, or a search engine’s copy of them where a vendor blocked us. Open any name to see where it came from and how sure we are.
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