ChatGPT for Excel

Release notes

December 18, 2024

New feature

Cancel requests in AI Assistant: Users can now cancel chatbot requests in the AI Assistant if they take too long or are no longer needed, providing better control over interactions.

December 17, 2024

New feature

AI Function Status Panel: Users can now view real-time statuses for AI functions on the current sheet:

  • Completed: Number of formulas successfully executed without errors.
  • Running: Number of formulas currently in progress.
  • Errors: Number of errors detected in the current sheet.

Statuses refresh automatically each session, ensuring up-to-date insights when reopening files.

New AI Function Controls:

  • Replace: Convert all formulas in the selected range to values. This option remains inactive until a range is selected.
  • Pause: Temporarily halt all running functions until reactivated.
  • Retry: Restart functions that encountered errors.

Improved Documentation: The “How to use” AI link now redirects users to a dedicated page for better guidance.

December 16, 2024

New feature

AI Formula Tips:
Users will now see context-specific tips under AI function statuses. The tooltips adapt to the user’s actions and provide guidance for functions in use:

  • Function-Specific Tips: When using a function like AI.ASK or AI.TRANSLATE, tips will guide users on how to make the most of that specific feature.
  • Error Resolution Tips: If errors are detected in the AI status, tips will display potential causes and solutions for each error.
  • Dynamic Display: Tips will appear on the home page and update based on the active function. If no function is in use, general tips will display, starting with AI.ASK.

December 12, 2024

Announcement

Azure OpenAI Integration for Pro Users:
Pro users can now connect Azure OpenAI models directly in Excel, including powerful models like GPT-4, GPT-4 Mini, and GPT-4o.
Streamlined AI Models: To enhance efficiency and accessibility, we’ve introduced these affordable and optimized AI models:

  • ChatGPT-4 Turbo: Designed to handle tables with more than 1,500 cells.
  • ChatGPT-4o Mini: Ideal for AI.ASK, AI.LIST, and functions with up to 300 rows.
  • ChatGPT-4o (Omni): Perfect for a wide range of functions with up to 1,500 cells.

December 2, 2024

Improvement

AI Assistant Text Visibility: Reduced top and bottom padding to ensure that users can see all the request text they input, including the text on the top line.

October 4, 2024

Improvement

Increased Context Length for AI.Extract: Following the context length update, AI.Extract now supports a larger context for more comprehensive extractions.

October 3, 2024

Improvement

Default Model Update: The default model has been switched from 3.5 to ChatGPT-4o Mini for enhanced performance and efficiency.