# Claude vs Microsoft Copilot: UI comparison

- Week: week of October 19, 2026 (2026-10-19)
- Page: https://ai-portal-library.dev/compare/claude-vs-copilot
- Open in Compare: https://ai-portal-library.dev/#compare?view=table&mode=portals&week=2026-10-19&portals=claude,copilot&device=desktop

How Claude (Anthropic) and Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft) compare on a desktop screen in the week of October 19, 2026: 3 differences and 5 similarities, measured from each product's weekly screenshot.

## Differences

- Claude's message box covers more of the screen than Microsoft Copilot's (6.5% vs 4.5%).
- Microsoft Copilot shows more clickable items than Claude (~23 vs ~18).
- Claude uses 2 text sizes; Microsoft Copilot uses 3.

## Similarities

- Both show 14 menu items.
- Both sidebars take a similar share of the screen width (23% vs 20%).
- Neither shows a note about the AI's limits.
- Both were captured in dark mode.
- Both message boxes sit in the middle third of the screen.

## Latest menu changes

### Claude

No menu changes have been recorded for Claude yet.

### Microsoft Copilot

No menu changes have been recorded for Microsoft Copilot yet.

## Portal pages

- Claude: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/claude
- Microsoft Copilot: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/copilot

## Screenshots

- Claude, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/claude.local.png?v=1792783734060
- Microsoft Copilot, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/copilot.local.png?v=1792783855518