Microsoft announced that it recently achieved over 5 billion chats and over 5 billion images with its Copilot AI companion platform. Microsoft recently announced the introduction of Copilot Pro, which is a new premium subscription for individuals that offers a higher tier of service for AI capabilities, brings Copilot AI capabilities to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers, and new capabilities like the ability to create Copilot GPTs.
Microsoft also announced the general availability of the Copilot app for iOS and Android phones. Plus, Microsoft is bringing Copilot for Microsoft 365 to more commercial customers by expanding the availability to businesses of all sizes, including small- and medium-sized businesses.
Copilot Pro offers:
1.) A single AI experience that runs across your devices, understanding context on the web, on your PC, across your apps and soon on your phone to bring the right skills to you when you need them.
2.) Access to Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote on PC, Mac and iPad for Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers.
3.) Priority access to the latest models – starting now with OpenAI’s GPT-4 Turbo. And with Copilot Pro you’ll have access to GPT-4 Turbo during peak times for faster performance and, coming soon, the ability to toggle between models to optimize your experience how you choose.
4.) Enhanced AI image creation with Image Creator from Designer (formerly Bing Image Creator) – ensuring that it is faster with 100 boosts per day while bringing you more detailed image quality and landscape image format.
5.) The ability to build your own Copilot GPT – a customized Copilot tailored for a specific topic – in the new Copilot GPT Builder (coming soon) with just a simple set of prompts.
You can subscribe to Copilot Pro now for $20 per month/per user.
As Copilot Pro is Microsoft’s best experience for individuals, Copilot for Microsoft 365 is the best experience for organizations. And Copilot for Microsoft 365 became generally available for enterprises in November.
Earlier this year, 40% of the Fortune 100 participated in Microsoft’s Early Access Program. Since GA for enterprise, customers such as Visa, BP, Honda, Pfizer, and partners like Accenture, KPMG, and PwC are already using Copilot — which means thousands of people across industries and sectors started working in new ways, with an AI-powered copilot at their side. Now Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 is available for organizations of all sizes with no seat minimum.
The updates include:
1.) Copilot for Microsoft 365 is now generally available for small businesses with Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Business Standard Customers can purchase between one and 299 seats for $30 per person per month.
2.) Microsoft is removing the 300-seat purchase minimum for commercial plans and making Copilot available for Office 365 E3 and E5 customers (A Microsoft 365 license was previously required).
3.) Commercial customers can now purchase Copilot for Microsoft 365 through our amazing network of Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider partners.
4.) Last month, Microsoft also announced the eligibility of Copilot for Microsoft 365 for education faculty and staff.
Microsoft also announced Copilot GPTs, which let you customize the behavior of Microsoft Copilot on a topic that is of particular interest to you. And Copilot Pro users will soon be able to create their own Copilot GPTs using Copilot GPT Builder.
The Copilot mobile app is now available for Android and iOS. And the Copilot app gives you the power of Copilot on the go as your Copilot queries and chats will roam across your phone and PC. The Copilot mobile app also includes the same capabilities as Copilot on your PC, including access to GPT-4 and Dall-E 3 for image creation and the ability to use images from your phone when chatting with Copilot.
Copilot is also being added in the Microsoft 365 mobile app for Android and iOS for individuals with a Microsoft account. This new feature will be rolling out over the next month. You can access Copilot right inside the app and easily export the content you create to a Word or PDF document.
