Microsoft recently unveiled Copilot Chat — "a new offering that adds pay-as-you-go agents to our existing free chat experience for Microsoft 365 commercial customers."

Microsoft has introduced a pay-as-you-go plan for its AI-powered 365 Copilot Chat, making workflow automation tools powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 more accessible and affordable for businesses with flexible or smaller-scale needs.

Copilot is Microsoft's generative AI chatbot featured in much of the company's productivity software, and the tool has free and paid versions.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is essentially a rebranding of what was once Bing Chat Enterprise before Microsoft rebranded it to just Copilot. It crucially now includes access to Cop

Microsoft hasn't said for how long this "limited time" offer will last, but presumably it will only last for a year or two to help ease the transition between the old pricing and the new pricing. New subscribers won't be offered the option to pay for the Classic plans.

Copilot Chat is available to try now through the Microsoft 365 Copilot app at m365copilot.com, and Microsoft says that it will soon come to the Microsoft Store on Windows, Play Store, and iPhone App Store.

AI model and allows users to ask business-related questions, build workflow automations, generate images, and more.

Already popular among businesses leveraging Microsoft software, Copilot Chat is expected to drive greater adoption of AI in workplaces. With its flexible pricing, advanced features, and secure infrastructure,

Key Takeaways Microsoft said its Copilot AI assistant will be added to Microsoft 365 for consumers, allowing users to create content with AI in Word, Excel, Powerpoint and more.Subscribers will receive a monthly allotment of AI credits to spend on these tasks.