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GPT for Work vs Julius AI vs Quadratic
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
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At a glance
Pick it if: Marketers, ecommerce teams and operations staff who do the same text job across hundreds of spreadsheet rows.
Pick it if: Business owners, marketers and analysts who have data in spreadsheets but no time to build reports by hand.
Pick it if: Analysts, finance staff and founders who outgrow Excel and want AI to write the analysis in a sheet they can check.
Overview
| Attribute | GPT for Work | Julius AI | Quadratic |
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| In one line | AI functions and bulk AI jobs inside Google Sheets and Excel, plus Docs and Word. | Upload a spreadsheet and ask questions in plain English to get answers and charts. | A spreadsheet where AI writes the formulas, Python and SQL to analyse your data. |
| Pricing model | Paid | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | $25/mo | Free | $18/user/mo |
| Free plan | No | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | No | Yes |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | GPT for Work | Julius AI | Quadratic |
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| Overall rating | 4.2Winner | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | GPT for Work | Julius AI | Quadratic |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | No | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | – | Yes | No |
| Desktop app | – | – | No |
| Browser extension | – | – | – |
| API access | Yes | – | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | Yes |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | – | Yes | – |
| Makes images | No | No | No |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | – | Yes | Yes |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | – | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | – | – | – |
| Works in many languages | Yes | – | – |
| Capabilities score | 7/ 17 | 8/ 17 | 9/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | GPT for Work | Julius AI | Quadratic |
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| Plans | StandardOur pick $25/mo One person running bulk jobs. | Free Free Trying it on one or two files. | Personal Free Trying it out or light personal analysis. |
Business $45/seat/mo Teams sharing a budget. | Plus See website Occasional analysis. | ProOur pick $18/user/mo billed yearly Individuals and small teams doing regular analysis. | |
Enterprise Custom Large organisations. | ProOur pick See website People analysing data every week. | Business $36/user/mo billed yearly Teams that lean on the AI every day. | |
Business See website Teams sharing data and reports. | Enterprise Custom Larger companies with security and hosting rules. | ||
Enterprise Custom Large organisations. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Standard covers most individuals; watch the usage dashboard on your first big job. Move to Business when several people need it or you want to run it on your own AI account. | Use Free to test it on your own data. If you analyse numbers most weeks, Pro is the plan most users land on because the cheaper tier's message cap runs out fast. Check the live pricing page, as plans and limits changed several times in 2026. | Start on the free Personal plan with a real data set. If you use it every week, Pro is enough for most people; move to Business only if you keep running out of AI credits. Monthly billing costs about 10% more than the yearly prices shown. |
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Who each one is for
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Questions people ask
Which is better, GPT for Work, Julius AI or Quadratic?
GPT for Work scores highest overall in our ratings (GPT for Work 4.2/5, Julius AI 3.9/5 and Quadratic 4.0/5). GPT for Work is best for Bulk AI jobs across spreadsheet rows and categorising and tagging data. Julius AI is best for quick answers from a spreadsheet and charts for reports and decks. Quadratic is best for asking questions of large data sets in plain English and pulling live data from a company database.
Which is cheaper, GPT for Work, Julius AI or Quadratic?
GPT for Work: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $25/mo. Julius AI: It's free to use. Quadratic: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $18/user/mo.
Which is easier to use, GPT for Work, Julius AI or Quadratic?
Julius AI rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Business owners, marketers and analysts who have data in spreadsheets but no time to build reports by hand.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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