AI ASSISTANT · ESSENTIAL
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft's AI assistant across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams via Microsoft 365.
What Microsoft Copilot does
Microsoft's AI assistant across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams via Microsoft 365.
Good for
- AI in Office docs, Excel and email for M365 businesses
Try this in 10 minutes
- AI in Office docs, Excel and email for M365 businesses. Pick one real example from your own business and try just that.
- Sign up (free plan or trial if available) and try it on one real task from this week.
- Compare the result with how you do that task today: faster, better, or neither?
Mini-tasks based on common small-business uses for this tool.
Honest take
No red flags in our notes so far
- Gap category: AI assistants.
- Why: Most businesses already run Microsoft 365.
- Earlier passes excluded it as a big-company product; reason may no longer apply for a business directory.
Compare
Personal AI agents compared: UK and EU availability, open source or hosted, bring your own model, approvals and price.
Pricing
Microsoft 365 Personal $9.99/mo; Family $12.99/mo; Premium $19.99/mo (consumer plans; business Copilot pricing not checked).
Prices as listed by the maker when we last checked (2026-10-30); usually in US dollars. Check the website for current prices.
Latest update
- 2026-10-30: New accounting skills for Microsoft Copilot in Excel: match transactions, flag exceptions and trace calculations back to their sources, with the accountant making the final call.
Is Microsoft Copilot worth it? Quick answers
Is Microsoft Copilot worth it?
Microsoft Copilot is one of the tools we rate as essential to know about in the AI assistant category. It is a paid tool, so test it on one real task before committing.
How much does Microsoft Copilot cost?
Microsoft 365 Personal $9.99/mo; Family $12.99/mo; Premium $19.99/mo (consumer plans; business Copilot pricing not checked).
What is Microsoft Copilot used for?
Microsoft's AI assistant across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams via Microsoft 365. Typical uses: AI in Office docs, Excel and email for M365 businesses.