Microsoft recently rolled out a major update for Windows 11 (version 2H23) which adds the AI Copilot to the PC operating system. The tech giant has now started selling subscriptions for the Microsoft 365 Copilot artificial intelligence add-on. This new AI tool that targets businesses will be available with Microsoft Office app subscriptions. The latest tool from the company aims to compete with Google in the productivity software market which also sells the Duet AI enhancement for subscriptions to its Workspace tools.
Microsoft 365 Copilot AI tool: Price, availability and other details
This new feature will be available in Microsoft’s productivity services like Word, Excel and other Office programs. The AI add-on will cost users $30 per person per month.
Companies will also need at least 300 licenses for employees to get access to Copilot. However, Microsoft may need more time to go beyond a handful of end users and deploy the toll for a wider audience.
The language model that is at the core of Copilot comes from the ChatGPT chatbot. This chatbot has been developed by Microsoft-backed AI startup, OpenAI.
Microsoft has also confirmed that the prompts and responses in Copilot won’t be used to train language models and the tool will adhere to the company’s privacy standards.

However, on its official website, Microsoft also noted that “the responses that generative AI produces aren’t guaranteed to be 100% factual.”

The company revealed its plans for Copilot in March. In September, Microsoft announced that it would first target this product toward the largest companies.
In a conference call last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said: “Customers tell us that once they use Copilot, they can’t imagine work without it.”
Nadella added that 40% of the companies in the Fortune 100 were using Copilot in an invitation-only paid early-access program announced in May. He also listed five clients that were using the AI tool — Bayer, KPMG, Mayo Clinic, Suncorp and Visa.