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Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft’s AI assistant. It offers AI chat to create, brainstorm, learn and solve problems, and Microsoft describes its work version as connecting with your work content and the apps you already use to help you create finished work, not just answers.
What Microsoft Copilot does
- Offers AI chat to create, brainstorm, learn and solve problems.
- Connects with your work content and the apps you already use, bringing together the latest AI models.
- Appears across Microsoft’s apps: Microsoft’s Copilot pages list Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive and Teams.
- Comes in versions for individuals, business, enterprise and education.
- Has an app you can download, as well as the web version.
- Sits alongside Copilot Studio, which Microsoft lists for building agents.
What people use it for
Brainstorm and learn
Use the chat to explore an idea, learn something new or work through a problem.
Produce finished work in Microsoft apps
Microsoft says the aim is finished work, not just answers, across the apps where the work already lives.
Build an agent
Copilot Studio is Microsoft’s product for creating agents that work with Copilot.
Who it suits
- People and organisations that already work in Microsoft’s apps and want an assistant connected to that content.
- Individuals who want a general AI chat, since there is a version for individuals.
Plans and access
Microsoft offers Copilot for individuals, business, enterprise and education and lists plans and pricing on its site. What you get depends on the version, so read Microsoft’s current plans.
How to start
Watch and learn
Videos from Microsoft’s own channel, so you can learn it here. Nothing loads from YouTube until you press play. More on the Microsoft Copilot channel.
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Common questions about Microsoft Copilot
- What is Microsoft Copilot?
- Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft’s AI assistant, with chat to create, brainstorm, learn and solve problems and a work version connected to your content and apps.
- Which Microsoft apps does Copilot work in?
- Microsoft’s Copilot pages list Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive and Teams.
- Is there a version of Copilot for businesses?
- Yes. Microsoft lists Copilot for individuals, business, enterprise and education.
- What is Copilot Studio?
- Microsoft lists Copilot Studio alongside Copilot as its product for building agents.
Where this comes from
Written from the maker’s own pages, read on 2026-10-13. Plans, limits and features change, so the page you land on is the source.
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