# Microsoft Copilot vs Gemini: UI comparison

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

How Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft) and Gemini (Google) 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

- Microsoft Copilot shows 14 menu items; Gemini shows 11.
- Microsoft Copilot shows more clickable items than Gemini (~23 vs ~14).
- Microsoft Copilot's sidebar is wider than Gemini's (20% vs 4% of the screen width).

## Similarities

- Both message boxes cover about 4% of the screen.
- Both use 3 text sizes.
- 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

### Microsoft Copilot

No menu changes have been recorded for Microsoft Copilot yet.

### Gemini

Week of October 12, 2026, compared with the week of October 5, 2026:

- The icon of a sidebar button changed (diamond icon → clock icon).
- An icon button (hexagon icon) now appears in the sidebar.

## Portal pages

- Microsoft Copilot: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/copilot
- Gemini: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/gemini

## Screenshots

- Microsoft Copilot, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/copilot.local.png?v=1792783855518
- Gemini, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/gemini.local.png?v=1792783751739