What is Microsoft Copilot?
Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's AI assistant, available as a standalone chat experience and embedded across Windows, Edge, and Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. The free, web-based Copilot offers general chat and image generation with usage limits. Copilot Pro adds priority access and more features for individuals, while Microsoft 365 Copilot is a separate, business-focused subscription that adds deep integration inside Office apps — drafting documents in Word, building slides in PowerPoint, and analyzing data in Excel using your own organizational content (with enterprise data protections). GitHub Copilot, Microsoft's coding assistant, is a related but separately branded and priced product.
Best use cases
- Microsoft 365 workflows
- Windows-integrated AI assistance
- Business document drafting
Key features
- Office app integration
- Windows integration
- Image generation
- Enterprise data controls
AI Tool Compass Score
6.6A computed score based on documented features, pricing accessibility, free plan and integrations — not a user rating or a claim of hands-on testing. See our full methodology.
Features
6.7/10
Value
8.0/10
Free plan
10.0/10
Integrations
0.0/10
Pros
- Deep Windows and Office integration
- Enterprise data-handling options via Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Free tier available
Cons
- Full Office integration requires a separate Microsoft 365 Copilot subscription
- Feature set varies by which Copilot product/tier you're on
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