# Microsoft Copilot vs Perplexity: UI comparison

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

How Microsoft Copilot (Microsoft) and Perplexity (Perplexity AI) compare on a desktop screen in the week of October 19, 2026: 2 differences and 6 similarities, measured from each product's weekly screenshot.

## Differences

- Microsoft Copilot shows 14 menu items; Perplexity shows 17.
- Perplexity's message box covers more of the screen than Microsoft Copilot's (7.5% vs 4.5%).

## Similarities

- Both show about the same number of clickable items (~23 vs ~22).
- Both sidebars take a similar share of the screen width (20% vs 19%).
- 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.

### Perplexity

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

- The sidebar item Sessions is now labeled Recents.

## Portal pages

- Microsoft Copilot: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/copilot
- Perplexity: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/perplexity

## Screenshots

- Microsoft Copilot, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/copilot.local.png?v=1792783855518
- Perplexity, desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-10-19/perplexity.local.png?v=1792783768739