Microsoft Copilot

What it does

Microsoft Copilot is an AI assistant you reach through a sign-in page at copilot.com. You type questions, requests, or ideas into a conversation, and it returns answers, summaries, drafts, brainstorming help, and generated images. It can also search the web and return grounded answers with sources, and it works with files and information you point it to within your work.

People use it for everyday chat, researching topics, creating written or visual content, and studying with guided help on concepts and assignments. The page describes one experience that follows you across the web, desktop, and mobile apps, so conversations and files carry over. Work and personal chats are kept separate by account, with organizational protections tied to the work account.

It suits individuals who want a free AI assistant with a Microsoft account, and users of Microsoft 365 who gain the Copilot app and premium features through a subscription. Access requires signing in with a Microsoft account. The free tier has usage limits on some capabilities, and fuller features depend on paid plans, so heavy use may hit those limits.

What it can do

• Chat with an AI assistant to ask questions and brainstorm ideas
• Search the web and receive grounded answers
• Draft written content and turn ideas into polished work
• Generate images from text descriptions
• Get guided help understanding concepts and working through assignments
• Carry chat history and files across web, desktop, and mobile

Works with

• Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (free on the web, and as desktop apps with Microsoft 365 subscriptions)

Example workflows

Research a topic

Input: a question about a subject you are studying. Steps: ask the question in Chat, let Copilot search the web, review the grounded answer. Output: a summary with the information needed to inform a decision.

Draft and illustrate a project

Input: a brief idea for a document or visual. Steps: describe the idea in Chat, ask for a draft, then describe an image to generate. Output: draft text and generated images to refine.

Before you choose

• The free tier includes usage limits on some capabilities; more features require paid plans or a Microsoft 365 subscription.
• Copilot AI responds only when you choose to use it, and existing privacy and security settings continue to apply.
• Feature names have changed (for example, Project is now Notebook and Deep Research is now Researcher), so older guides may use outdated terms.

Listed under

• Productivity
• General assistants
• AI assistant
• Business
• Chat
• Image generation
• Microsoft 365
• Office apps

Get started

Sign-in leads to chat; a free tier is available.

1. Visit copilot.com and select Sign in with a Microsoft account.
2. Open the Chat option to start a conversation.
3. Optionally download the desktop app for Windows or Mac, or the mobile app, to use the same experience on other devices.

A free tier is available with a signed-in Microsoft account, with some capabilities subject to usage limits. More capabilities are available through paid plans. Microsoft 365 subscriptions include the Copilot app, desktop productivity apps, and additional premium features. Exact prices were not confirmed in the reviewed information.

We couldn’t find published prices for Microsoft Copilot. See their pricing page ↗

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 28 Oct 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• Microsoft Copilot | Sign in ↗copilot.com

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Last checked 28 Oct 2026. Every field keeps its source and date; unknown means we couldn’t confirm it.