Your spreadsheet’s
AI Assistant is here
AI assistance meets the modern spreadsheet in Grist. Edit records, adjust formulas, and analyze relational data — all with natural language. Meet your new AI spreadsheet assistant.
AI for a better spreadsheet
Grist gives you the best of modern data management: relational tables, powerful formulas, and custom interactive views.
The AI spreadsheet assistant is your intelligent guide to applying complex logic, cleaning connected data, and modifying records.

Instant insights from your connected data
Ask questions, get answers. Simply chat with the AI spreadsheet assistant for instant insights from your spreadsheet data.
Painlessly craft AI-assisted formulas
Create formulas with natural language — from standard spreadsheet formulas to complex Python functions.
Build and organize your workspace intelligently
The AI spreadsheet assistant structures your documents for you. Create pages, add widgets, build summary tables, and even integrate custom widgets by URL.
Update & modify data through conversation
Instruct Assistant via chat to create or modify records. Generate data or make mass updates in a flash.
Your context-aware collaborator
Grist’s AI spreadsheet assistant knows the details. Get relevant help in an instant without having to specify spreadsheet details.
AI power with privacy
You control the data flow. Assistant sends your query, structure and data to OpenAI’s gpt-4o model only when you submit a request. See our documentation.
Meet your AI spreadsheet assistant
Chat with your data and have productive conversations.
Additional information
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Grist compare to other AI spreadsheet automation tools?
The Grist AI Assistant goes beyond typical AI spreadsheet automation tools by working with relational data, Python formulas, and custom views.
While it focuses on intelligent data manipulation—creating and modifying records, crafting formulas, and analyzing connected data—it integrates seamlessly with your existing automation stack through APIs and webhooks for complete workflow automation.
Is the legacy AI Formula Assistant no longer available?
The legacy AI Formula Assistant has been replaced by the new Assistant on getgrist.com and for Enterprise users, but remains for self-hosters and as part of grist-core
.
Is there support documentation for the Assistant?
Please find the Assistant support documentation in the Help Center.
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