Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's conversational AI assistant for asking questions, exploring current information, creating and rewriting content, generating images, and completing everyday tasks. The free experience is available on the web, in the Copilot apps for Windows and macOS, on iOS and Android, and from Microsoft Edge. Copilot also appears inside eligible Microsoft 365 subscriptions, where the subscription owner receives different usage levels and in-app assistance in products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote.

✨ Key Features

• Conversational answers — Ask questions in natural language and continue a multi-turn conversation.
• Web-grounded exploration — Use current web context to research topics and follow links to supporting information.
• Writing and rewriting — Draft, summarize, transform, and improve everyday text.
• Image creation — Generate images from text prompts and use image features available to the account and region.
• Voice interactions — Signed-in users can access voice interactions where supported.
• Vision assistance — Eligible experiences can answer questions about a screen or camera view.
• Deep research and analysis — Higher-tier Microsoft 365 plans provide higher usage for agentic AI, advanced research, and analytics.
• Microsoft 365 app assistance — Eligible subscriptions bring Copilot into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and related Microsoft services.
• Designer integration — Use Microsoft Designer’s AI image creator and editor through eligible Microsoft 365 plans.
• Cross-device access — Continue from web, Windows, macOS, iOS, or Android with a Microsoft account.

💳 Pricing

• Microsoft Copilot (free) — $0; available without a Microsoft 365 subscription, with limited usage for selected features. Signing in adds chat history, image creation, longer conversations, and voice interactions where supported.
• Microsoft 365 Personal — $9.99/month or $99.99/year; for one person, includes Copilot in eligible Office apps, higher usage than free, 1 TB OneDrive, and access on up to five devices.
• Microsoft 365 Family — $12.99/month or $129.99/year; for up to six people and up to 6 TB of storage, but Copilot AI benefits are for the subscription owner.
• Microsoft 365 Premium — $19.99/month or $199.99/year; includes the Family bundle, extensive usage for selected Copilot features, limited agentic-AI usage, and features currently exclusive to Premium and Pro. Microsoft 365 Pro advertises higher usage; Premium is not the universal highest-usage tier.
• Microsoft 365 Pro — $99.99/month on the reviewed current selector; offers the highest usage for Copilot chat, agentic AI, visual assistance, and AI-generated audio.

Microsoft also documents Microsoft Copilot Pro at $20/user/month in its Store materials, with preferred access to advanced models and extensive AI usage. The product and regional availability can change, so check the live Microsoft account and store selector before purchase. Microsoft 365 AI benefits are for the subscription owner.

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🎯 Use Cases

• Everyday questions: Ask for explanations, ideas, comparisons, or current web-informed context.
• Writing support: Draft emails, rewrite copy, summarize material, or turn notes into a clearer structure.
• Office work: Use Copilot in eligible Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, or OneNote workflows.
• Visual ideation: Create images or edit designs through Copilot and eligible Designer access.
• Research and planning: Explore a topic, compare information, and plan a project or trip.
• Screen and camera assistance: Ask questions about visible content where the account and experience support vision features.
• Mobile productivity: Continue chats, capture ideas, and use voice from a phone.
• Personal learning: Get explanations, practice questions, outlines, and study support.

Copilot can produce incorrect or incomplete information. Review citations and generated content, and check feature and regional limits before relying on it.