Is Microsoft Copilot free to use?

The pricing model for Microsoft Copilot is freemium. A free plan is available.

Microsoft Copilot Review 2025 — Enterprise AI in Word & Excel

What is Microsoft Copilot?

Microsoft Copilot is a freemium AI tool within the AI Productivity & Automation ecosystem. Microsoft Copilot integrates the immense power of OpenAI’s GPT-4 directly into Windows, Edge browser, and Microsoft 365 apps. It provides enterprise-grade data protection while automating document creation, data analysis, and email drafting.

The Most Integrated Enterprise AI Assistant

Previously known as Bing Chat, Microsoft Copilot has evolved into a ubiquitous AI companion. Because Microsoft is the largest investor in OpenAI, Copilot gives users free access to GPT-4o and DALL-E 3 without requiring a ChatGPT Plus subscription. It is deeply woven into the fabric of the Windows operating system and Microsoft 365.

Transformative Microsoft 365 Integrations

Copilot in Word: Start with a blank page and prompt Copilot to "Write a 5-page project proposal based on yesterday's meeting notes." It drafts, edits, and formats the document instantly.
Copilot in Excel: You no longer need to know complex formulas. Highlight a massive data set and ask Copilot to "Identify the sales trends for Q4 and project revenue for Q1." It will clean the data, write the formulas, and generate PivotTables autonomously.
Copilot in PowerPoint: Turn a written Word document into a highly visual, 15-slide PowerPoint presentation with a single click. Copilot adds speaker notes, generates AI images using DALL-E 3, and formats the deck perfectly.
Copilot in Teams: Arrive 15 minutes late to a virtual meeting? Ask Copilot in real-time, "What did I miss?" It will analyze the live transcription and provide a bulleted summary of the conversation so you can catch up instantly.
Commercial Data Protection: The biggest selling point for corporate IT departments. When users log in with their Entra ID (Azure AD), Copilot ensures that prompts and company data are strictly sandboxed and never used to train foundational AI models.

Consumer Use vs. Enterprise

Consumers can use the Copilot app or Edge browser extension for free daily web searches and image generation. However, "Copilot for Microsoft 365" is a premium enterprise add-on that unlocks the deep Office application integrations.