Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's AI assistant, built into Windows, Edge, and the Microsoft 365 suite. It combines a general-purpose chatbot, sourced web search, and image generation, with a business version woven into Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.

What is Microsoft Copilot used for?

Copilot answers questions, drafts, summarizes, and generates images, powered by OpenAI models. In its version integrated with Microsoft 365, it assists directly inside Office apps: drafting in Word, formulas and analysis in Excel, sorting and replying in Outlook, meeting summaries in Teams. That's its real strength, for anyone already working in the Microsoft ecosystem.

Microsoft Copilot or ChatGPT?

Compared to ChatGPT or Gemini, Copilot stands out through its ties to Windows and Office. The standalone consumer chatbot has nothing unique on its own; it's the integration with the office suite that justifies the subscription. For an organization on Microsoft 365, Copilot is the natural extension of the workstation.

How much does Microsoft Copilot cost?

Copilot is free in its base version (chat, sourced web search, limited images, without Copilot inside Office). The old consumer Copilot Pro is deprecated (support ends August 1, 2026), replaced by Microsoft 365 Premium at $19.99/month, which includes the Office apps, 6TB of storage, and Copilot. For businesses, Microsoft 365 Copilot costs $30/user/month.