Microsoft Copilot
AI assistant in Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams
by MicrosoftUnverifiedFreshly checkedChecked 29 Sept 2026
Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's AI assistant, with a free app and integration into Microsoft 365: drafting in Word, analysis in Excel, slides in PowerPoint and meeting summaries in Teams. Consumers get it in Microsoft 365 Premium; businesses buy a separate licence.
Best for
- Organisations already on Microsoft 365
- Teams meeting summaries
- Help in Excel and PowerPoint
Not ideal for
- People who don't use Microsoft 365
Limitations
- Business licence requires an eligible Microsoft 365 base plan
DNA
- General AI assistant(core)
- Data analysis(secondary)
- Email writing(secondary)
- Meeting notes(secondary)
- Presentation generation(secondary)
- Summarization(secondary)
- Level
- Beginner
- Platforms
- Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android
- Copilot (free)Free≈ €0Unver.
Sources and evidence
- Status
- Unverified
- Confidence
- 57/100
- Method
- editorial
- Observed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confirmed on the official source
- Not yet confirmed verbatim on the official source
Evidence
Web search summary: "Microsoft 365 Premium costs $19.99 per user/month… includes the core Microsoft 365 Personal or Family apps plus the Copilot assistant… Microsoft stopped selling the standalone Copilot Pro subscription… on October 1, 2025… Support for existing subscribers ends on 1 August 2026… Copilot for Microsoft 365 costs $30/user/month"
Sources
- [Official site] Microsoft Copilot website (copilot.microsoft.com)
- Microsoft 365 PremiumUS$19.99/mo≈ €17.60Supp.
Office apps + Copilot + 1 TB storage (replaced Copilot Pro)
Sources and evidence
- Status
- Supported
- Confidence
- 59/100
- Method
- web research (secondary sources)
- Observed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confirmed on the official source
- Not yet confirmed verbatim on the official source
Evidence
Web search summary: "Microsoft 365 Premium costs $19.99 per user/month… includes the core Microsoft 365 Personal or Family apps plus the Copilot assistant… Microsoft stopped selling the standalone Copilot Pro subscription… on October 1, 2025… Support for existing subscribers ends on 1 August 2026… Copilot for Microsoft 365 costs $30/user/month"
Sources
- [Official site] Microsoft Copilot pricing (microsoft.com)
- [Secondary source] aguidetocloud.com (aguidetocloud.com)
- [Secondary source] geotoolbox.ai (geotoolbox.ai)
- Microsoft 365 Copilot (business)US$30/mo per user≈ €26.42Supp.
Requires an eligible Microsoft 365 business licence
Sources and evidence
- Status
- Supported
- Confidence
- 59/100
- Method
- web research (secondary sources)
- Observed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confirmed on the official source
- Not yet confirmed verbatim on the official source
Evidence
Web search summary: "Microsoft 365 Premium costs $19.99 per user/month… includes the core Microsoft 365 Personal or Family apps plus the Copilot assistant… Microsoft stopped selling the standalone Copilot Pro subscription… on October 1, 2025… Support for existing subscribers ends on 1 August 2026… Copilot for Microsoft 365 costs $30/user/month"
Sources
- [Official site] Microsoft Copilot pricing (microsoft.com)
- [Secondary source] aguidetocloud.com (aguidetocloud.com)
- [Secondary source] geotoolbox.ai (geotoolbox.ai)
Facts
- Free plan
- yes Unver.
Sources and evidence
- Status
- Unverified
- Confidence
- 57/100
- Method
- editorial
- Observed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confirmed on the official source
- Not yet confirmed verbatim on the official source
Evidence
Web search summary: "Microsoft 365 Premium costs $19.99 per user/month… includes the core Microsoft 365 Personal or Family apps plus the Copilot assistant… Microsoft stopped selling the standalone Copilot Pro subscription… on October 1, 2025… Support for existing subscribers ends on 1 August 2026… Copilot for Microsoft 365 costs $30/user/month"
The consumer Copilot app has a free version (editorial knowledge; pending verification).
Sources
- [Official site] Microsoft Copilot website (copilot.microsoft.com)
- Free trial
- unknown
- Commercial use on free plan
- unknown
- Watermark on free plan
- unknown
- API
- unknown
- Open source
- unknown
- Self-hostable
- unknown
- Platforms
- Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android Unver.
Sources and evidence
- Status
- Unverified
- Confidence
- 57/100
- Method
- editorial
- Observed
- 29 Sept 2026
- Confirmed on the official source
- Not yet confirmed verbatim on the official source
Evidence
Web search summary: "Microsoft 365 Premium costs $19.99 per user/month… includes the core Microsoft 365 Personal or Family apps plus the Copilot assistant… Microsoft stopped selling the standalone Copilot Pro subscription… on October 1, 2025… Support for existing subscribers ends on 1 August 2026… Copilot for Microsoft 365 costs $30/user/month"
Editorial knowledge; pending automated verification.
Sources
- [Official site] Microsoft Copilot website (copilot.microsoft.com)
- Runs on model
- unknown
Timeline
1 Aug 2026 · Plan removed
Support for standalone Copilot Pro subscriptions ends
The features have been part of Microsoft 365 Premium ($19.99/month) since October 2025.
Source: www.aguidetocloud.com
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