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Microsoft Copilot Cowork: facts from dated sources
Source dated
- Maker
- Not reported
- Launched
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- Our coverage
- Reported only (no first-hand tests in the MVP) — Reported only at launch.
Facts from dated sources
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Pricing(7)
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Copilot Cowork is available through usage-based billing, so it scales with the work you delegate.
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Cowork requires a Microsoft Copilot customer account and admin enablement
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$32.00 user/month, paid yearly (annual subscription, auto-renews)
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$23.50 user/month, paid yearly (annual subscription, auto-renews)
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Microsoft 365 Copilot Business (add-on): Listed $21.00, currently $18.00 user/month, paid yearly
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Cowork/Autopilot access included with Copilot business plans, billed usage-based
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After your one-month free trial ends, your subscription will automatically convert to a paid subscription and you’ll be charged the applicable subscription fee
Regions(10)
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Not stated as a country list; access limited to regions Anthropic supports
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Anthropic model access restriction is the governing constraint
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Web browser (desktop), copilot.cloud.microsoft
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Microsoft Copilot desktop app for Windows and macOS
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Microsoft Copilot mobile app, iOS and Android (iPhone, iPad, Galaxy)
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Support page gives m365.cloud.microsoft as the browser entry point
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Personal and work/school accounts, similar features
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Preview for personal accounts
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Generally available for work or school accounts
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Requires personal Microsoft account with eligible Microsoft 365 subscription
Actions(16)
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For browser-based tasks, Cowork interacts with websites in a human like way, such as clicking, scrolling, and typing. You might be able to observe the task as it runs, stop it at any time, or take control when required.
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Cowork supports plugins from the Microsoft 365 App Store that add new skills and connectors. Plugins can give Cowork specialized expertise—such as financial analysis or legal research—or connect it to external data sources and services.
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Built-in skills named: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, Email, Scheduling, Calendar Management, Meetings, Daily Briefing, Enterprise Search, Communications, Deep Research, Adaptive Cards, App (Frontier)
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Named Microsoft integrations: Outlook, Teams, Calendar, OneDrive, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF output
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Can draft, reply, forward, and send email; also create and send HTML newsletters; sort/delete inbox mail
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Schedules meetings, adds attendees, moves events, declines conflicts with a message to organizer
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Creates Word/Excel/PowerPoint/PDF files and edits existing Office files in OneDrive and SharePoint
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Runs prompts on a schedule and event-driven tasks triggered by email or Teams message
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Pauses for go-ahead before important actions such as sending email or scheduling; risk indicator for medium/high risk; action-labeled button; Cancel option; can skip future prompts for similar actions
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Approval prompt includes a dropdown to skip future prompts for similar actions and a Cancel button to stop the action
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Vendor states Copilot asks for approval or hands control back to the user for sensitive actions, and user is responsible for actions taken
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Vendor warns Copilot may misinterpret instructions or be deceived by hidden instructions; monitor tasks involving payments, personal info, communications, account/file changes
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Maximum of 50 custom skills per user
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Personal accounts: Preview, requires eligible Microsoft 365 subscription; work/school: generally available, requires Copilot license plus Cowork and billing enabled
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Teams posting, org-wide search and SharePoint file work are described only for work or school accounts
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Runs in browser at copilot.cloud.microsoft, Windows/macOS Copilot desktop app, and iPhone/Android Copilot mobile app
Terms changes(13)
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Prohibits using bots or scrapers to access Copilot; personal use only
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Code of Conduct bars bots/scrapers, technical attacks, excess usage, prompt manipulation, jailbreaking
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Defines automated actions taken on user's behalf as Tasks
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User solely responsible for actions Copilot takes on their behalf
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Purchases via Copilot fulfilled by third-party Merchant under Merchant's own terms; Microsoft does not process payments
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User must comply with Merchant terms for purchases made through Copilot
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These consumer terms do not apply to work/school/Entra accounts
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Copilot Supplemental Terms updated with effective date August 18, 2026 (in window)
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We’ve updated these Terms to apply to the Microsoft Copilot app for web, desktop, and mobile, and to Copilot Chat in Microsoft 365 apps.
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Cowork billed usage-based, scaling with work delegated
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Available to Microsoft Copilot customers with usage-based billing; admin-enabled in M365 admin center; launched from Copilot app web/desktop/mobile
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Sensitive steps pause for user approval before execution
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Plugins extend Cowork to partner tools and customer systems
Frequently asked
What do the pricing pages say about Microsoft Copilot Cowork? (1)
Copilot Cowork is available through usage-based billing, so it scales with the work you delegate.
What do the pricing pages say about Microsoft Copilot Cowork? (2)
Cowork requires a Microsoft Copilot customer account and admin enablement
What do the pricing pages say about Microsoft Copilot Cowork? (3)
$32.00 user/month, paid yearly (annual subscription, auto-renews)
Has Microsoft Copilot Cowork been tested first-hand by aiagentcomparisons.com?
Reported only (no first-hand tests in the MVP). Reported only at launch.