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Copilot chat or Copilot in your apps?

Microsoft offers free Copilot chat, while help inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook depends on an eligible Microsoft 365 plan.

What it means for you

Start with free chat, then check your existing Microsoft 365 subscription before paying for app features.

Cowork multi-step tasks are a further, preview feature with separate eligibility. GitHub Copilot is a different coding product in the Workshop.

Guide checked 16 Oct 2026. Illustration, not a product recording.

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