GPTExcel

Overview

GPTExcel brings formula help, data cleanup, analysis, and workflow automation into a conversational web app for Excel and Google Sheets. It is a strong fit for spreadsheet users who want help with both formulas and connected data; the main trade-off is that regular use depends on a credit plan or an unlimited-usage tier.

Key features

GPTExcel can generate, explain, and fix formulas in Excel and Google Sheets. That makes it useful both when building a calculation and when trying to understand or repair one. Its data tools clean, reshape, split, merge, and deduplicate tables, with a before-and-after preview that gives users a chance to review changes.

It connects Excel, CSV, Google Sheets, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. ChatDB can query connected databases but is read-only, a useful safeguard for analysis that also rules it out for workflows that need to change database records. Database passwords are encrypted at rest and are not returned to the browser or written to logs. Files, sheets, and connections stay scoped to the account and answer the user's request only.

Work Agent runs multi-step data workflows and connects to data sources. More than 299 templates offer starting points for common tasks, while teams can reuse saved analyses and templates. GPTExcel also supports spreadsheet analysis, custom functions, and API access; API access is a Teams Max use case. The service works in 18 languages, and its Help Center and Docs provide support resources.

Pricing

The free plan costs nothing, billed $0 forever, and provides up to 90 credits per month through daily check-ins. It is a sensible way to try the service without a credit card, but the monthly cap makes it better for occasional tasks than sustained work.

Pro costs $19.90 a month, billed monthly, for 300 credits—about 150 formulas or 75 charts and analyses. It suits individual users with recurring but bounded needs. Max costs $29.90 a month, billed monthly, for unlimited usage; it is the clearer fit for frequent, credit-heavy work. Teams Max is also $29.90 a month for unlimited usage and is the relevant plan for API access.

Lifetime costs $599, paid once for unlimited lifetime access and usage. It avoids a recurring plan charge, but its one-time price is a substantial commitment compared with monthly options.

Credit packs add usage without switching to an unlimited plan: Popular costs $14.99, paid once for 650 credits; Power costs $29.99, paid once for 1,400; Mega costs $79.99, paid once for 4,000. Larger packs are offered at $14.99 a month for 650 credits, $29.99 a month for 1,400, $79.99 a month for 4,000, and $179.99 a month for 10,000. The monthly packs are billed as credit packs and are better suited to users who need a larger quota than Pro provides but do not want unlimited usage. Monthly plan credits refresh automatically, and extra credit packs are available.

Platforms

GPTExcel is available through a web app and API. The conversational app supports Excel and Google Sheets; API access is a Teams Max use case.

Who it's for

Choose GPTExcel if you want formula assistance alongside table transformations, database queries, and multi-step spreadsheet workflows in one service. It is less suitable if you need database queries to edit connected records, or if occasional use makes a monthly plan's quota more than you need.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Formula generation, explanations, and fixes cover both Excel and Google Sheets, making the service useful across several stages of spreadsheet work.
• Pro: Before-and-after previews make data transformations easier to review before accepting the result.
• Pro: Read-only database queries and encrypted credentials support safer analysis of connected MySQL and PostgreSQL data.
• Con: The free plan is capped at 90 monthly credits through daily check-ins, so it is restrictive for frequent use.
• Con: ChatDB cannot modify connected data, ruling out write-oriented database workflows.

Alternatives

For a broader spreadsheet app comparison, consider the category list. To compare tools focused on AI-assisted spreadsheet work, see AI Spreadsheet Tools.

• Quadratic is another freemium option with a free plan and a wider range of platform listings, including desktop, mobile, web, and self-hosted options.
• Rows is a freemium alternative with a free plan and a free trial.
• Grist is a freemium alternative with a free plan, a free trial, and web, desktop, and self-hosted platform options.
• ChatGPT for Excel is a freemium web alternative with a free plan.
• Pelayar AI Spreadsheet Agent is a freemium option available on web and through an API.
• Formula Bot (now Better Analyst) is a freemium web alternative with a free plan.
• Bricks is a freemium web alternative with a free plan and trial.
• Ajelix is a freemium alternative available as a browser extension and on the web.

Verdict

GPTExcel is a good choice for spreadsheet users who want formula help, reviewable data transformations, and read-only access to connected databases in one conversational service. Its strongest reason to choose it is that breadth, including multi-step workflows and reusable team templates; look elsewhere if you need database writes or want to avoid managing credits.