AI Tool Comparison

Tools and Services

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Overview

On this page, you can find Generative AI tools currently available from HUIT.

All tools listed below are approved for use with up to Level 3 confidential data when logged in with your Harvard account.
Your School’s local IT department may also offer additional tools.
As always, if you’re considering using Generative AI tools for Harvard work, you must follow the University's guidelines for use.

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AI tools offered by HUIT fall into three broad tiers:

General use / No cost: Widely available; good for experimentation and daily productivity tasks for most members of the Harvard community.
Advanced use / Additional cost: Available by request; include access to higher performance models and higher usage limits for advanced tasks.
Specialist use / Additional cost: Available by request; good for developers and technical use.

General use / No cost

Tool	Availability / Cost	Features	Additional information
Harvard AI Sandbox	Free for eligible users	Access to multiple LLMs Chat Writing and editing Data analysis Image generation	View list of latest models
Google Gemini (Basic)	Free for Harvard Google Workspace users	Custom GPTs (Gems) Chat Writing and editing Data analysis Web-based deep research Source-grounded research Image generation Music generation	Includes Gems, NotebookLM, and Workspace Studio Includes integration with Google Workspace apps More features
Microsoft Copilot (Basic)	Free for Harvard Microsoft 365 users	Custom GPTs Chat Writing and editing Data analysis Web-based deep research Image generation Music generation	Includes integration with Outlook Does not include integration with other Microsoft 365 apps (pro license required; see below)

Advanced use / Additional cost

Tool	Availability / Cost	Features	Additional information
OpenAI ChatGPT Edu	By request at additional cost. Requests approved by Schools and Units.	Custom GPTs Web-based deep research Image generation Music generation Coding	Includes Codex Rate limits apply
Google Gemini (Pro)	By request at additional cost. Requests approved by Schools and Units.	Custom GPTs (Gems) Chat Writing and editing Data analysis Web-based deep research Source-grounded research Image generation Music generation	Includes access to Google's fastest AI models, advanced research capabilities, and specialized Gem assistants Higher usage limits for some features Includes Gems, NotebookLM, and Workspace Studio Includes integration with Google Workspace apps More features
Microsoft Copilot (Pro)	By request at additional cost. Requests approved by Schools and Units.	Custom GPTs Chat Writing and editing Data analysis Document analysis Web-based deep research Image generation Music generation	Includes integration with Microsoft Office apps Includes access to OpenAI models

Specialist use / Additional cost

Tool	Availability / Cost	Features
AI Provider API Access	Self-service AI API access for eligible users is available through Harvard’s API Platform. These include pay-as-you-go or limited-access, credit-redemption options.	Programmatic access to Generative AI APIs for services from providers including AWS Bedrock (for Anthropic, Meta, and other model families), OpenAI Direct, and Google Gemini. Majority of popular endpoints, capabilities and models are provided in support of research-scale workloads, app integrations, coding tools compatibility.
AI Developer Tools	Available by request from HUIT.	AI platforms, assistants, and APIs for building and using AI.

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Tool	Availability / Cost	Access to multiple LLMs	Custom GPTs	Web-based deep research	Source-grounded research	Image generation	Coding assistant	Priority access to fastest / most advanced models
AI Sandbox	Free for eligible users	✅				✅
Google Gemini (Basic)	Free for Harvard Google Workspace users		✅	✅	✅ (Notebook LM)	✅
Microsoft Copilot (Basic)	Free for Harvard Microsoft 365 users		✅	✅		✅
OpenAI ChatGPT Edu	By request at additional cost. Contact your School or Unit to request access.		✅	✅		✅	✅ (Codex)	✅
Google Gemini (Pro)	By request at additional cost. Contact your School or Unit to request access.		✅	✅	✅ (Notebook LM)	✅	✅ (Code Assist)	✅
Microsoft Copilot (Pro)	By request at additional cost. Contact your School or Unit to request access.		✅	✅		✅		✅