Anthropic says Claude for Excel and Claude for PowerPoint now share conversation context across open files, reducing the need to restate data or instructions between spreadsheets and decks. The company also added skills inside the add-ins and expanded deployment through Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI, and Microsoft Foundry.
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Excel in beta and paired it with broader financial-data integrations. The announcement combines a spreadsheet-native workflow push with a GPT-5.4-driven jump in Excel benchmark performance.
OpenAI introduced ChatGPT for Excel on March 5, 2026. The feature targets paid ChatGPT users and adds spreadsheet-native analysis and formula generation, plus financial data connectivity for regulated workflows.
OpenAI introduced ChatGPT for Excel on March 5, 2026. The feature targets paid ChatGPT users and adds spreadsheet-native analysis and formula generation, plus financial data connectivity for regulated workflows.