Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft's AI assistant, built straight into Windows, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Our verdict
The obvious pick if your work already runs on Word, Excel, Outlook, and Windows.
How we rated it
Overall 4.2 / 5
Features4.5
Ease of use4.0
Value for money4.0
Support3.8
Compliance4.6
Pricing
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Free
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
Microsoft 365 Premium
Popular$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
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
