AskCSV vs AI Excel Bot

AskCSV runs CSV and TSV analysis entirely in your browser. You drop a file, ask business questions in plain English, and get tables or charts without uploading spreadsheet rows to AskCSV servers. It targets anyone who wants Excel-style answers from tabular exports while keeping revenue, customer, or HR data off shared infrastructure.

Most AI spreadsheet tools route your file through cloud models. AskCSV keeps the query path local instead. An on-device AI turns questions into SQL, DuckDB runs the query in the browser, and only app assets plus the cached model use the network. That trade-off means a one-time 1.8 GB model download and WebGPU browser requirements, but the site documents a verifiable zero-upload path you can confirm in DevTools.

Pro at $5 per month adds unlimited successful analyses, ZIP and chart PNG exports, deterministic two-file join or stack, and an ad-free interface. The free tier still covers 10 successful analyses per month with no account required, though ads fund that plan. Failed query attempts do not consume the monthly analysis counter.

The workflow fits analysts, marketers, and small business owners who work with sales exports, customer lists, or operational spreadsheets and need quick charts without building pivot tables. Google sign-in is only required when upgrading to Pro, with billing handled through Stripe while file data stays in the browser.

AI Excel Bot turns plain-English instructions into Excel and Google Sheets formulas in seconds. It is built for spreadsheet users who know the outcome they want but do not want to hunt through function syntax to get there.

Unlike general chat assistants, it stays focused on spreadsheet work: generating formulas, explaining nested functions line by line, and writing or decoding VBA. Pro plans add in-spreadsheet access through a Chrome extension for Google Sheets and an Excel add-in, so you rarely need to copy results from a separate tab. The site says formula output runs on a GPT-3 model.

Query Labs operates the service from India. You can work from the web app or install the Chrome extension to stay inside Google Sheets. The formulas page documents support across array, database, date, financial, lookup, logical, math, statistical, text, and other formula families.