Microsoft brings the power of Copilot to more people and businesses with new features

Microsoft announced updates to Copilot this week, with new releases and features aimed at bringing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to more people and businesses. As part of this ongoing commitment to the democratization of AI, the technology company is launching Copilot Pro. This premium subscription offers a higher level of service for AI features, the expansion of Microsoft 365 Copilot to businesses of all sizes, and the introduction of new features such as Copilot GPTs, Copilot app, and Copilot in the Microsoft 365 app.
 

Copilot Pro: Increasing creativity and productivity

Microsoft introduced Copilot Pro, a new subscription that offers the most advanced features and capabilities of Microsoft Copilot to consumers who want to improve their experience. Copilot Pro delivers greater performance, productivity, and creativity, whether they need advanced help writing, programming, designing, researching, or learning. The main advantages include:

• A unique AI experience that works across all devices, understanding context across web, PC, apps, and soon mobile to provide the right skills when users need them.
• Access to Copilot in Word, Excel (currently in preview and English only), PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote on PC, Mac, and iPad for Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers.
• Priority access to the latest models - from today with OpenAI's GPT-4 Turbo. With Copilot Pro, users will have access to GPT-4 Turbo for faster performance and, soon, the ability to switch between models to optimize the experience.
• Improved AI image creation with Designer's Image Creator (formerly Bing Image Creator) - ensuring greater speed with 100 boosts per day and providing more detailed image quality as well as panoramic image format.
• The ability for users to create their own GPT Copilot - a customized Copilot tailored to a specific topic - in the new GPT Copilot Builder (coming soon) with just a simple set of prompts.

 

Expand Copilot for Microsoft 365 for companies of all sizes

While Copilot Pro provides a better experience for users, Copilot for Microsoft 365 provides a better experience for organizations. Copilot for Microsoft 365 became available for companies in November. Today, Microsoft is pleased to announce that Copilot for Microsoft 365 is now available to organizations of all sizes - without limits. It also enables partners to help all businesses become AI-powered. Today's updates include:

• Copilot for Microsoft 365 is now available for small businesses with the Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Business Standard plans. Customers can purchase between one and 299 licenses for 337,20€ per person/year.
• The minimum purchase of 300 licenses for commercial plans is removed and Copilot is now available for Office 365 E3 and E5 customers (previously a Microsoft 365 license was required).
• Commercial customers can now purchase Copilot for Microsoft 365 through the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider partner network.
• Last month, Microsoft also announced the eligibility of Copilot for Microsoft 365 for teachers and employees in the education sector.

 

Introduction of new features in Copilot

As the technology company expands the availability of Copilot to even more people, it continues to offer a great free experience for anyone interested in exploring how Copilot can transform productivity and creativity through AI. Today we're pleased to share the following Copilot updates:

• Copilot GPTs – Copilot GPTs allow you to customize the behavior of Microsoft Copilot on a topic that is of particular interest to the user. Some Copilot GPTs will start being released today for specific purposes, such as fitness, travel, cooking, and more. Soon, Copilot Pro users will also be able to create their own Copilot GPTs using the Copilot GPT Builder.
• App Copilot – The Copilot app is now available for Android and iOS. The Copilot app offers the power of Copilot on the move, as Copilot searches and conversations move across phones and PCs. The Copilot app includes the same features as Copilot on the PC, including access to GPT-4, Dall-E 3 for image creation, and the ability to use images from your phone when chatting with Copilot. Simply download the app from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
• Copilot na app do Microsoft 365 – Also adds Copilot to the Microsoft 365 app for Android and iOS for users with a Microsoft account. This new feature will be rolled out over the next month. Simply download the app from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.

 


With today's announcements, Microsoft continues to bring Copilot to more customers and with more features. Whether you want to start using Copilot for free, want to enhance your Copilot experience with Copilot Pro, or are an SMB or enterprise customer looking to increase your productivity in new ways with Copilot for Microsoft 365, there's a Copilot experience for everyone.

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