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Two platforms.
Same questions.
Gemini Code Assist (Google)
DEVELOPER / CODING
PROMPT
Users retain IP in their code inputs per Google's general Terms.
OUTPUT
Not explicitly addressed by Google's general ToS. Code Assist supplement terms may apply for enterprise.
TRAINING
Governed by Google Cloud Terms of Service and Google Cloud Data Processing Addendum. Google does not use customer data to train AI/ML models unless the customer elects to opt in. Cached policy file is Google's boq-identity SPA (562KB/624KB single-line JavaScript bundle) — not directly extractable; analysis based on well-documented Google Cloud ToS provisions.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use governed by Google Cloud terms for enterprise; general ToS for consumers.
147 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
WORKFLOW & AUTOMATION
PROMPT
Microsoft does not claim ownership of customer prompts or inputs. Customer data remains customer property under Microsoft's data governance framework.
OUTPUT
Microsoft doesn't claim ownership of the output of the service. Outputs are treated as customer data.
TRAINING
Microsoft does not use M365 Copilot customer content to train foundation models. The Microsoft Privacy Statement (March 2026) states for enterprise Copilot: 'Microsoft 365 Copilot...provides enterprise-grade data protection' and 'will use the content in your files only when you ask it to perform a specific action on that specific content.' General Microsoft AI statement covers manual review of automated method outputs for improving accuracy, but enterprise Copilot data is explicitly protected.
COMMERCIAL
Microsoft 365 Copilot is available as an enterprise add-on. Commercial use of all outputs is permitted.
433 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
Gemini Code Assist (Google) carries highly permissive license terms; Microsoft 365 Copilot carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: GEMINI CODE ASSIST (GOOGLE) NOT RECOMMENDED · MICROSOFT 365 COPILOT NOT RECOMMENDED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | GEMINI CODE ASSIST (GOOGLE) | MICROSOFT 365 COPILOT |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
* Click any cell in the heatmap matrix to scroll directly to its verbatim policy citations below.
📂 Intellectual Property & Model Training
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SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
Gemini Code Assist (Google)
LOW⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Users retain IP in their code inputs per Google's general Terms.
“ to exercise rights and fulfill obligations under this Agreement.”
Microsoft 365 Copilot
MEDHIGH
Microsoft does not claim ownership of customer prompts or inputs. Customer data remains customer property under Microsoft's data governance framework.
“ a. When you share Your Content with other people, you understand that they may be able to, on a worldwide basis, use, save, record, reproduce, broadcast, transmit, share and display Your Content for the purpose that you made Your Content available on the Services without compens…”
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SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
Gemini Code Assist (Google)
LOWHIGH
Not explicitly addressed by Google's general ToS. Code Assist supplement terms may apply for enterprise.
“Some of our services allow you to generate original content. Google won’t claim ownership over that content.”
Microsoft 365 Copilot
HIGH
Microsoft doesn't claim ownership of the output of the service. Outputs are treated as customer data.
No citation available
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SURFACE 03
Model Training
Gemini Code Assist (Google)
HIGH
Governed by Google Cloud Terms of Service and Google Cloud Data Processing Addendum. Google does not use customer data to train AI/ML models unless the customer elects to opt in. Cached policy file is Google's boq-identity SPA (562KB/624KB single-line JavaScript bundle) — not directly extractable; analysis based on well-documented Google Cloud ToS provisions.
No citation available
Microsoft 365 Copilot
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Microsoft does not use M365 Copilot customer content to train foundation models. The Microsoft Privacy Statement (March 2026) states for enterprise Copilot: 'Microsoft 365 Copilot...provides enterprise-grade data protection' and 'will use the content in your files only when you ask it to perform a specific action on that specific content.' General Microsoft AI statement covers manual review of automated method outputs for improving accuracy, but enterprise Copilot data is explicitly protected.
“ Microsoft will only use your Microsoft Copilot conversations to monitor performance, troubleshoot problems, diagnose bugs, prevent abuse, and to provide and improve Microsoft Copilot. In certain markets, we use conversation data to train the generative AI models in Copilot, unle…”
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
Gemini Code Assist (Google)
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Commercial use governed by Google Cloud terms for enterprise; general ToS for consumers.
“ Some of our services include downloadable or preloaded software. We give you permission to use that software as part of the services. The license we give you is: worldwide, which means it’s valid anywhere in the world non-exclusive, which means that we can license the software…”
Microsoft 365 Copilot
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Microsoft 365 Copilot is available as an enterprise add-on. Commercial use of all outputs is permitted.
“ b. The software is licensed, not sold, and Microsoft reserves all rights to the software not expressly granted by Microsoft, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise. This license does not give you any right to, and you may not: ”
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
Gemini Code Assist (Google)
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Enterprise customers subject to Google Cloud Master Agreement and Data Processing Addendum. Workspace customers may have additional terms under Google Workspace ToS.
“If you remove from our services any content that’s covered by this license, then our systems will stop making that content publicly available in a reasonable amount of time. There are two exceptions: If you already shared your content with others before removing it. For example,…”
Deletion only stops public availability within a 'reasonable amount of time' — no defined SLA. Content shared with others or indexed by search engines may persist indefinitely. No explicit data retention period is stated.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Enterprise/commercial M365 Copilot provides strong data protection — content not used for training, enterprise-grade compliance. Consumer Microsoft products (Bing, Cortana, etc.) have broader licenses. Bing Places grants a 'worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, save, modify, aggregate, promote, transmit, display, and distribute your Data and Your Content...and sub-license any or all of the foregoing rights to third parties.'
“Microsoft does not use what you say in email, human-to-human chat, video calls, or voice mail, or your documents, photos, or other personal files to target ads to you. We use data we collect through our interactions with you, through some of our first-party products, services, ap…”
While communications content is excluded, behavioral interaction data from first- and third-party properties is used for ad targeting, including via automated processes.
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
Gemini Code Assist (Google)
LOW⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Enterprise customers subject to Google Cloud Master Agreement and Data Processing Addendum. Workspace customers may have additional terms under Google Workspace ToS.
“ provided to Customer free of charge.”
Microsoft 365 Copilot
HIGH
Enterprise/commercial M365 Copilot provides strong data protection — content not used for training, enterprise-grade compliance. Consumer Microsoft products (Bing, Cortana, etc.) have broader licenses. Bing Places grants a 'worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, save, modify, aggregate, promote, transmit, display, and distribute your Data and Your Content...and sub-license any or all of the foregoing rights to third parties.'
No citation available