Microsoft recently made a significant change to its Copilot Pro AI tool, integrating it directly into Microsoft 365 rather than offering it as a standalone subscription.
Previously, users could access Copilot Pro’s AI-enhanced features for an additional $20 per month, which provided advanced assistance across Microsoft’s productivity suite, including apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
However, after nine months of gathering user feedback, Microsoft decided to incorporate Copilot Pro into its standard Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions, eliminating the separate subscription requirement.
This integration means that Microsoft 365 users will now have access to Copilot Pro’s capabilities as part of their regular subscription, enhancing their experience with AI-driven features designed to streamline tasks, suggest content, and optimize workflows.
Alongside Copilot Pro, Microsoft is also including its new Microsoft Designer app in the Microsoft 365 package, making both tools available at a slight increase in the subscription cost, though far less than the original Copilot Pro add-on price.
Currently, these updates are being rolled out in select regions—Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. Microsoft’s limited regional rollout strategy allows the company to observe user engagement and fine-tune the integration before expanding globally, including in the United States.
This shift marks a new phase in Microsoft’s approach to AI in productivity software, with an emphasis on providing accessible AI tools as part of its core suite of applications.
