Microsoft Copilot
by Microsoft
AI assistant in Microsoft 365, search, and Windows
Pricing
Free; Pro $20/mo; M365 $30/user/mo
Difficulty
beginner
Time to Start
5 min
Privacy
high
Free Tier
Copilot chat; web browsing; basic image creation via Designer; limited GPT-4 access
Limits: Limited boosts/day for GPT-4; basic image limits; no M365 integration on free
When to upgrade: M365 integration needed; enterprise features; higher GPT-4 limits; Copilot in Teams/Excel/Word
Use Cases
M365 document drafting; Excel analysis; Teams meeting summaries; email composition; Windows assistant
Technical Details
Ideal For
Supported Content
Output Formats
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