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GPTExcel report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for AI help with Excel formulas and pivot tables
GPTExcel is a web app where you upload a spreadsheet and chat with it for formulas, pivot tables and scripts. The free plan gives 50 credits a month, it is not an add-in inside Excel, and credits don't roll over.
Who GPTExcel is for
- Fits if you want help writing a formula you can't get right
- Works for people who'd rather upload a file than install an add-in
Who GPTExcel is not for
- Skip it if you want it inside Excel or Sheets, since it is a separate web app
- Tight if you stay free: 50 credits a month and files up to 5 MB
- Watch out: credits don't roll over and bursts are paced over 5-hour windows
- Pricey if you want the expert model, which costs 10 credits a message and needs Pro Plus at $18
Why GPTExcel gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPro is $9 a month and Pro Plus $18, both mid-range for the category.
- CFree plan and trialFree forever, but 50 credits a month and 5 MB files is a cap you'll hit.
- CFeaturesChat with files, formulas, a pivot builder, a slide builder, scripts, SQL and regex. You upload and copy results back, as it is not inside Excel.
- CEase of useA web app with files to upload and results to paste back; no store rating on record.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no add-in, desktop app or phone app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from GPTExcel's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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GPTExcel's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 8 of the 63 other spreadsheet and database tools we grade, and level with 8.
Its paid plans start at $9 a month, against a middle price of $12 for the category: 16 of the 47 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 17 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 64 spreadsheet and database tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. GPTExcel’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 12 of 63, level with 29
- CFree plan and trialAbove 10 of 63, level with 20
- CFeaturesAbove 5 of 63, level with 34
- CEase of useAbove 9 of 63, level with 38
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 63, level with 17
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 59 spreadsheet and database tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep GPTExcel, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace GPTExcel you would be making a spreadsheet engine with its formulas. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 47 of the 63 other spreadsheet and database tools grade higher. It costs $108 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A spreadsheet engine with its formulas.
- An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- A slide editor.
- It plugs into other products, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice Calc among them.
What this rests on. GPTExcel’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is GPTExcel?
GPTExcel is a web app where you upload an Excel or CSV file, or a photo of a table, and ask for results in plain English. It returns formulas, native pivot tables, charts, summaries and slide decks, and it also writes scripts, SQL and regular expressions. Usage is metered in credits that refresh weekly on paid plans and monthly on the free plan.
Worth knowing
- It is a separate web app, not an add-in inside Excel or Sheets; you upload files and download or paste results.
- Credits do not roll over, and the page says heavy bursts are paced over 5-hour windows.
- The expert model, at 10 credits a message, is only on Pro Plus.
- Paid plans refresh credits weekly, so a month's total cannot be used in one go.
Key features
- Chat with spreadsheets
- Upload Excel or CSV files and ask questions; answers come with charts and summaries.
- Formula generation
- Writes and explains formulas for Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice Calc and Airtable.
- Pivot Builder
- Builds native Excel pivot tables, slicers and pivot charts from a plain-English request.
- Slide Deck Builder
- Turns a spreadsheet into a presentation downloadable as PowerPoint or PDF.
- Scripts, SQL and regex
- Generates VBA, Apps Script, LibreOffice Basic, Airtable and Python scripts, plus SQL queries and regular expressions.
GPTExcel pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, GPTExcel has a free plan, and paid plans start at $9 per month (Pro).
- Starts at
- $9 per month (Pro)
- Free plan
- Free: 50 credits a month on the fast model, 5 free tool runs a day, files up to 5 MB and 10 per chat.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 credits a month, fast model, files up to 5 MB, 10 per chat; includes the pivot and slide agents and the generators. |
| Pro | $9per month, billed monthly | About 3,000 credits a month (700 a week), fast and standard models, files up to 50 MB, 20 per chat. |
| Pro Plus | $18per month, billed monthly | About 10,000 credits a month (2,330 a week), adds the expert model, files up to 100 MB, 30 per chat. |
Read from gptexcel.uk on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with GPTExcel before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 30% with annual billing
The pricing page has an Annual toggle labeled 'save 30%'; the annual price itself was not shown in the page text read.
Stated on gptexcel.uk
Works with
- Microsoft Excel
- Google Sheets
- LibreOffice Calc
- Airtable
- PowerPoint
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Common questions
Does GPTExcel have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. GPTExcel is listed for Web.
Does GPTExcel have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. GPTExcel is listed for Web.
Is GPTExcel open source?
GPTExcel is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.