Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft Copilot is an AI chat assistant for creating content, researching and getting tasks done, for work users and students.

  • Free plan
  • Web app · Desktop · Mobile
  • Verified 20 Oct 2026

What Microsoft Copilot does

Microsoft Copilot is an AI chat assistant that helps users create content, research, learn and get things done across work and life. It offers AI chat for answers, brainstorming and tasks, grounded web search with sourced answers, and AI image generation from descriptions. It can also chat over files and work content, and it includes free web versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Built for

  • Work users
  • Students and learners

Key features

  • AI chat for answers, brainstorming and tasks
  • Grounded search across the web with sourced answers
  • AI image generation from descriptions
  • Chat over files and work content
  • Free Word, Excel and PowerPoint on the web

Pros and cons

Pros

  • The free plan requires only a Microsoft account, and signup is self-serve.
  • Web search answers come with sources.
  • Free web versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint are included.
  • It is available as a web app, desktop app and mobile app.

Cons

  • The free plan is subject to usage limits on some capabilities.

Where Microsoft Copilot is listed

Microsoft Copilot is listed under chatbots and general assistants in Productivity and automation AI tools.

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