Microsoft Copilot

Recommended

Microsoft's AI assistant, built straight into Windows, Word, Excel, and Outlook.

“The obvious pick if your work already runs on Word, Excel, Outlook, and Windows.”

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4.2/ 5

BettrList score

Pricing: From $0/mo
Free plan: Yes

Microsoft Copilot

Recommended

Microsoft's AI assistant, built straight into Windows, Word, Excel, and Outlook.

4.2/ 5

BettrList score

Pricing: From $0/mo
Free plan: Yes

Try Microsoft Copilot→

Free plan

Yes

Starting price

$19.99/mo

Free trial

1 month

Built into

Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams

How we rated it

BettrList score

4.2/ 5

Based on practical use and value.

What we measured

Features4.5

Ease of use4.0

Value for money4.0

Support3.8

Compliance4.6

BettrList score

4.2/ 5

Based on practical use and value.

What we measured

Features4.5

Ease of use4.0

Value for money4.0

Support3.8

Compliance4.6

The verdict

“The obvious pick if your work already runs on Word, Excel, Outlook, and Windows.”

Read the full BettrList reviewOur detailed evaluation — verdict: Recommended with caveats

Pricing breakdown

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Free

Free AI chat on the web, in the app, or built into Windows and Edge.

Chat, image generation, and web search
Available in the Copilot app and Edge browser
Works on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android

Recommended

Microsoft 365 Premium

$19.99/mo

Full Copilot AI plus Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, up to 6 TB of storage, and Microsoft Defender. $199.99/year if paid annually, with a 1-month free trial.

Full Copilot access inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Up to 6 people and 6 TB of storage on a family plan
Microsoft Defender included
AI tools like Designer and Clipchamp
Highest Copilot usage limits for individuals

Microsoft 365 Copilot

$25.2/mo

Add Copilot to an existing Microsoft 365 Business or Enterprise plan. Billed monthly; cheaper if billed annually.

Copilot Chat, Search, and agents across your organization's Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams
Works with the Microsoft 365 apps you already have
Enterprise-grade security and compliance
Admin controls and usage analytics

Business Standard with Copilot

$23.5/mo

Office apps and Copilot bundled for small businesses. Price shown is billed annually.

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams
Copilot built into every app
1 TB of cloud storage per person
Works on PC and Mac

Business Premium with Copilot

$32/mo

The most complete small-business bundle: Office apps, Copilot, and advanced security. Price shown is billed annually.

Everything in Business Standard with Copilot
Microsoft Defender and Intune device protection
Microsoft Purview data governance
Advanced threat protection

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All features

Built directly into Windows, so you can open Copilot from the taskbar without launching another app

Works inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams to draft, analyze, and summarize without switching apps

Copilot Vision can look at what's on your screen and answer questions about it

Notebooks pull your chats, files, and meeting notes into one place you can build on

Copilot Imagine generates images from a text prompt

Voice mode for hands-free, spoken conversations, with a "Hey Copilot" wake word on Windows

Agents can be built or added from an Agent Store to handle repeat tasks on their own

Enterprise search looks across your actual work files and apps, not just the open web

Automatically inherits your company's existing Microsoft 365 permissions and security policies

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