Description
GPT for Work, built by Talarian, brings an AI agent directly into Excel and Google Sheets so spreadsheet work can be done with simple natural-language prompts. The agent writes, fixes, and explains formulas, cleans and standardizes messy data, splits and merges columns, removes duplicates, validates values, applies formatting and conditional formatting, and builds pivot tables and charts.
Beyond one-off tasks, its core strength is bulk row-by-row processing at scale: content generation and rewriting, translation and localization, categorization and tagging, extraction from unstructured text, data enrichment and web research, image analysis, and fuzzy matching or deduplication. It can process up to about 1,000 answers per minute and scale to hundreds of thousands of rows on Sheets and up to a million on Excel, with real-time progress tracking and one-click stop. Dedicated GPT functions like =GPT() let you prompt AI directly from cells.
The tool avoids AI lock-in by supporting many providers, including OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Perplexity, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, and local models via Ollama, and lets users bring their own API keys or custom endpoints. It is free to install with starting credits and no card required, with pay-as-you-go credit packs starting at $29 (pooled across the workspace, valid 12 months) and subscription plans from $25/month rolling out. Talarian emphasizes security and privacy with ISO 27001 certification, GDPR compliance, SSO, and encryption, and states it does not use customer data to train models.
GPT for Work's Core Features
AI agent inside Excel and Google Sheets driven by natural language
Write, fix, and explain formulas automatically
Clean, standardize, deduplicate, and validate data
Build pivot tables, charts, and reports from raw data
Bulk row-by-row processing at scale (up to ~1M rows on Excel)
Bulk translation, categorization, extraction, and data enrichment
GPT functions such as =GPT() to prompt AI directly from cells
No AI lock-in with multiple providers and bring-your-own-key support
How to use GPT for Work?
Install the add-on: Add GPT for Work to Excel or Google Sheets; free to install with starting credits and no card required.
Describe the task: Type a natural-language prompt telling the agent what to do with your data.
Choose or auto-select a model: Let the agent pick the right AI model or configure your own provider and API key.
Run at scale: For bulk jobs, write one prompt template per column and run row-by-row across your dataset.
Monitor and refine: Track progress in real time, stop in one click, and review or edit the results.
GPT for Work's Use Cases
- Automate spreadsheet formulas
- Clean messy datasets
- Bulk translate and localize
- Enrich and score leads
- Scale content and metadata







