GoKawiilMicrosoft merges Copilot tools into single app with usage-based pricing
Microsoft launched an updated Copilot app on Friday that combines coding and productivity features previously split between 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot, organized into Cowork, Code and Autopilot components. Instead of the standard $30-per-user monthly subscription, customers will pay based on usage, echoing pricing models used by rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic. Fewer than 7% of Microsoft's 450 million-plus commercial Office 365 seats currently hold Copilot AI licenses.
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The shift to usage-based pricing and a unified app suggests Microsoft is responding to competitive pressure from Anthropic and OpenAI, whose bundled products have drawn enterprise customers away from fragmented offerings. Low adoption of the paid Copilot add-on despite Microsoft's dominant Office footprint indicates the company has struggled to convert its market position into AI revenue, which could explain CEO Satya Nadella's earlier push for a Copilot 'super app.' Microsoft's stock underperformance relative to peers this year may add pressure to demonstrate AI momentum.
- Microsoft combined 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot into one app with Cowork, Code and Autopilot features.
- Pricing will be usage-based rather than the standard $30/user/month subscription model.
- Under 7% of over 450 million commercial Office 365 seats currently have Copilot AI licenses.
Source: cnbc.com — Jordan Novet, 2026-09-25
Published there as: “Microsoft packages business AI in single app as it tries to compete with Anthropic”
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