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Microsoft Copilot

Made by Microsoft  ·  Last reviewed May 2026
Productivity Free plan available
4.3 ★
Our rating
1B+ devices
Users
Free / $20/mo
Pricing
2023
Launched
Windows, Web, iOS, Android, Edge
Platforms
Company
Microsoft
Category
Productivity
Affiliate programme
✗ Not available
Platforms
Windows, Web, iOS, Android, Edge

What is Microsoft Copilot?

Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's consumer-facing AI assistant, powered by GPT-4o and available for free across Windows 11, the Edge browser, Bing, and the web at copilot.microsoft.com. It handles chat, image generation via DALL-E 3, document summarisation, web search and coding assistance.

Copilot Pro at $20/month unlocks priority access to the latest GPT-4o models, faster image generation, and Copilot integration inside Microsoft 365 apps -- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote. For businesses already paying for Microsoft 365, the Copilot for Microsoft 365 add-on at $30/user/month brings the same AI capabilities plus meeting summaries in Teams, email drafting in Outlook, and data analysis in Excel.

As of 2026, Microsoft Copilot is one of the most widely accessible AI tools in the world -- pre-installed on hundreds of millions of Windows devices and deeply embedded in the productivity software most businesses already pay for.

Who is it aimed at?

Windows Users Microsoft 365 Subscribers Business Professionals Office Workers Students

Windows Users, Microsoft 365 Subscribers, Business Professionals, Office Workers, Students

Pricing

PlanPriceKey features
Free £0/month GPT-4o access, DALL-E 3 image gen, Bing search, web and Windows app
Pro £20/month Priority model access, faster image gen, Copilot in Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint
M365 Copilot £30/user/month Full M365 integration, Teams meeting summaries, business data grounding

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Pre-installed on Windows 11 -- no setup required for most users
  • Genuinely capable free tier powered by GPT-4o
  • Pro plan integrates directly into Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
  • DALL-E 3 image generation included on free and Pro plans
  • Deep Bing integration gives real-time web search in every response
  • Familiar Microsoft branding makes adoption easy for enterprise users

Cons

  • Raw output quality trails ChatGPT and Claude for complex writing tasks
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on at $30/user/month is expensive on top of M365 fees
  • No standalone affiliate programme available
  • Branding confusion -- Copilot name covers many different products
  • Less capable than specialised tools in any individual category

AI Tool Bible verdict

Microsoft Copilot is the most accessible AI assistant in the world by sheer distribution -- it's already on most people's computers. The free tier is genuinely capable and the Pro upgrade at $20/month is a natural recommendation for any Microsoft 365 user. No standalone affiliate programme but important for directory credibility and attracts significant search traffic.

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