December 2025 – Microsoft will release Microsoft 365 Copilot for Education, a new academic variant of its AI-powered assistant, at a price of $18 USD per user per month. This edition is a discounted offering for schools and universities, significantly cheaper than the standard
On September 29, 2025, Microsoft introduced Agent Mode in Copilot for Excel and Word, and Office Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot. These features are available through the Frontier program, which provides early access to new Microsoft 365 Copilot capabilities. Agent Mode: Available today
Effective September 1, 2025, Microsoft introduced significant more value to the Microsoft 365 Copilot license. This change expands the included capabilities, bringing all Copilot Studio features and all role-based Copilot solutions (Copilot for Sales, Service, and Finance) into the standard Microsoft 365 Copilot license
Effective September 1, 2025, Microsoft updated its Product Terms to include Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat under Core Online Services and introduced terms for the EU Data Act. These changes impact data residency commitments and compliance obligations for customers using Microsoft Online Services. On September 1, 2025,
Effective August 7, 2025, Microsoft has started rolling out GPT-5, the latest generative AI model from OpenAI, in Microsoft Copilot Chat. This update introduces new capabilities for users with and without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license, including enhanced reasoning, faster responses, and improved access
Did you know: If your organization has purchased 150 or more licenses of Microsoft 365, Office 365, Enterprise Mobility + Security, or Windows 11 Enterprise, your organization is eligible for Microsoft FastTrack – a free benefit from Microsoft that helps you deploy and adopt
On July 14, 2025, Microsoft released the Security Copilot capacity calculator. This new tool helps organizations estimate how many Security Compute Units (SCUs) they need to run Microsoft Security Copilot effectively. The tool is designed to support IT and security teams in planning their SCU requirements before
On July 1, 2025, Microsoft announced that there will be no price adjustments in September 2025 for its Commercial Cloud services and on-premises software due to currency fluctuations. This decision comes after Microsoft’s latest semi-annual foreign exchange review, which found no significant currency shifts
With Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot, consumption of specific agentic requests is billed via Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG). This licensing guide explains how this model works, how Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat differs from Microsoft 365 Copilot licensing, how to set it up, and