Copilot is now coming to all Microsoft 365 users - but you'll pay a little more for the privilege

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Copilot is now coming to all Microsoft 365 users - but you'll pay a little more for the privilege
Published: Jan, 17 2025 17:01

Microsoft widens Copilot reach to even more users. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft has revealed its Copilot AI offerings will now be available to more users across the world - but the launch will come at a slightly increased price.

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The company has announced Copilot, along with Microsoft Designer, is now part of Microsoft 365 subscription for Personal and Family tiers worldwide, bringing AI tools to millions more users. However the launch will mean an increase in subscription costs, with Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions in the US set to rise by $3.

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"Our plan has always been to make Copilot in the Microsoft 365 apps more accessible to a wider audience at a great price," Bryan Rognier, Vice President, Microsoft 365 Consumer, wrote in a blog post announcing the news. "These changes bring the transformative power of AI to the personal productivity tools that millions of people use every day.".

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Microsoft believes the move will bring Copilot to "most of" its 84 million consumer subscribers for popular programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. It will also open up Microsoft Designer, the company's AI-powered image generator, which can be used for photo editing, logo creation, and more.

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Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed!. The company says Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers will receive a monthly allotment of AI credits to use Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote, which can also be used for Designer's AI image generation and editing.

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