Microsoft Copilot
by Microsoft
At a glance
Microsoft's AI assistant (formerly Bing Chat) for web search, writing, and image generation across Windows, Edge, and Microsoft 365.
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- Licence
- Not recorded
- Category
- AI Assistants
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2023-02
Overview
Microsoft Copilot is an ai-assistants product from Microsoft, a US company founded in 1975: the assistant formerly called Bing Chat, which combines OpenAI models with Microsoft's Bing search index to give web-grounded answers, writing help and image generation. You use it as a web app and inside Windows, Edge, Bing and mobile apps rather than as a self-hosted or open-source tool. In August 2026 Microsoft announced it would merge the consumer app with Microsoft 365 Copilot, which remains the newest change on the record. One limitation: the record states no licence and no regional availability for the service, and its gaps list licence, regions and languages as unverified.
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Key features
- Web-grounded answers with cited sources via Bing
- Built into Windows, Edge, and mobile apps
- Image generation powered by OpenAI models
- Copilot Pro integration with Microsoft 365 apps
Use cases
- Search-style questions with sourced answers
- Drafting and rewriting text while browsing
- Generating images from text prompts
Pricing
Core Copilot features are free; Copilot Pro is a paid subscription that adds newer models, higher limits, and Microsoft 365 integration.
Record details
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Links, dates and provenance
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
- Pricing
- www.microsoft.com ↗
- Documentation
- learn.microsoft.com ↗
- Founded
- 1975
- Headquarters
- US
Selection profile
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- Drafting and editing text
Derived from the record: category "ai-assistants".
Suggest a correction - How you use it
- Web app
Hosted product with no desktop/CLI tag in the record; assumed web-delivered.
Suggest a correction - Runs on
- Windows Web
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Suggest a correction - Where it runs
- Vendor cloud
Vendor-hosted product; no self-hosted option is recorded.
Suggest a correction - Works offline
- Not recorded
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Suggest a correction - Official service region
- Global
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Suggest a correction - Licence
- proprietary
Commercial product; no source licence is published in the record.
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Commercial product; the terms reviewed here do not state a non-commercial restriction, but that was not verified.
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- Free Subscription USD 9.99/month Free allowance: Yes Subscription required: No
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- Works offline
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- Licence
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- Interface languages
- Unknown
Key facts and their evidence
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Pricing: 9.99 USD/month Verified 2026-10-10 www.microsoft.com ↗
Applies to: Individual plan, includes Copilot, productivity apps and cloud storage
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Pricing: Copilot is available in a free consumer form; the $9.99/month plan adds apps and storage Verified 2026-10-10 www.microsoft.com ↗
Applies to: Consumer offering
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Documentation: A Microsoft Learn learning hub documents using Copilot Verified 2026-10-10 learn.microsoft.com ↗
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Frequently asked questions
Is Microsoft Copilot free?
Yes. Core Copilot features are free; Copilot Pro is a paid tier with newer models and Microsoft 365 integration.
What was Copilot called before?
Microsoft Copilot evolved from Bing Chat, which launched in 2023 and was rebranded as Copilot later that year.
Which models power Microsoft Copilot?
Copilot combines OpenAI's models with Microsoft's Bing search index for web-grounded answers.
Is the consumer Copilot app changing?
In August 2026 Microsoft announced it would merge the consumer app with Microsoft 365 Copilot; see Microsoft's announcements for the current status.
Who should not choose Microsoft Copilot?
People who need an open-source, self-hostable assistant or guaranteed data residency should not choose Microsoft Copilot: it is a closed hosted service, and the record states no licence, regions or interface-language coverage.
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Related guides
Sources
- Official website ↗
- Microsoft Copilot (Wikipedia) ↗
- Microsoft Copilot learning hub ↗
- Official pricing ↗
This record was last reviewed on 2026-10-10.
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