As demand for artificial intelligence (AI) tools continues around the world, Microsoft has revealed a significant expansion of its Copilot platform.
The company says its new Copilot Pro subscription tier will offer the most advanced features and capabilities of Microsoft Copilot, at a cost of $20 per month/per user, along with the existing free tier, which will remain.
But the company also announced that it will bring even more Copilot to Microsoft 365 business users desperate to access apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more.
Microsoft Copilot Pro and on M365
Microsoft says Copilot Pro will provide “a single AI experience” across all your devices, giving you context-specific advice and guidance when you need it. It will be powered by some of the latest AI models, starting with Open AI's GPT-4 Turbo, which offers faster and smarter assistance than previous generations.
Users will soon also be able to create their own Copilot GPT through the upcoming Copilot GPT Builder, providing the opportunity to create custom Copilots tailored to specific themes. Subscribers will also have access to Designer's Image Creator (formerly known as Bing Image Creator), which offers AI-enhanced image creation with higher quality than ever before.
“As we begin a new year, we're thrilled to see more and more people using and loving Microsoft Copilot for work and life,” said Yusuf Mehdi, executive vice president and chief consumer marketing officer at Microsoft. “Our goal is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more by bringing Copilot, the everyday AI companion, to millions of people around the world.”
Separately, the company revealed that Copilot for Microsoft 365 is now available to organizations of all sizes, with no minimum seats, delivering AI intelligence in Word (pictured below), Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and Microsoft Teams.
This includes small businesses with Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Business Standard plans, which can now purchase between one and 299 seats for $30 per person per month.
Microsoft will also remove the 300 seat purchase minimum for commercial plans and make Copilot available to Office 365 E3 and E5 customers (which previously required a Microsoft 365 license and revealed that commercial customers can now purchase Copilot for Microsoft 365 at through your Microsoft network). Cloud solution provider partners.
“Copilot for Microsoft 365 is even more powerful for organizations because it works across the entire universe of data at work, including emails, meetings, chats, documents, and more, as well as the web,” Mehdi said.
“With today's announcements, we continue to offer Copilot to more customers with more options that work for them. Whether you're looking to get started with Copilot for free, want to supercharge your Copilot experience with Copilot Pro, or are an SMB or Enterprise customer. If you're looking “Increase your productivity in new ways with Copilot for Microsoft 365, there is a Copilot experience for everyone.”
