One of Microsoft's very first copilot products was the github copilot, which launched in 2021 and was officially paid for commercially in 2022.
2023 builds on this with the launch of github copilot chat, similar to the chatgpt Q&A model.
2023 Microsoft launches bing chat, renamed copilot at the end of the year.
At the same time the launch of copilot for Microsoft365, can be used in word, ppt, Excel and other suites, but requires at least the purchase of Microsoft E3 products more than 300 seats a year subscription based on the basis of the purchase of copilot, and the purchase of copilot must also be more than 300 seats a year subscription.
Also launching copilot for powerbi, which can be used to automatically generate powerbi reports, requires the purchase of powerbi premium p1 capacity or higher to use, and is for internal testing only.
At the same time, copilot for powerautomate became available in selected countries in the global version of the
At the end of 2023, Microsoft renamed the previous power virtual agient intelligent question and answer bot to copilot studio
In January 2024, Microsoft announced that powerbi copilot was generally available, but the condition of use was still the purchase of powerbi premium p1 capacity or higher to use it.
At the same time, announced Microsoft copilot for Microsoft 365, after the purchase of Microsoft 365 Business Standard Edition and above or Enterprise Edition E3 and above products, you can subscribe to copilot on a yearly basis, the price of $ 30 / month, a one-time RMB need to pay 2604 yuan / year.
Also announced was copilot Pro edition, available at $20/month with a Microsoft 365 Personal or Home subscription.
Therefore, Microsoft has actually named all of its internal AI AI automated answering & generating uniformly as copilot co-pilot, except that the functionality demonstrated varies from application to application, and of course, the price varies.
The following list explains:
| name (of a person or thing) | use | Description of prices |
| github copilot | github auto-generated code, gpt plugin window | Used in vscode and jetbrains, $10/month subscription |
| copilot | Formerly known as bingchat, comes with web or windows 11 | Free, but a ladder is required for domestic use |
| copilot Pro | Automated production of word, ppt, Excel, etc. | 20/month subscription after subscribing to Microsoft 365 Personal or Home, ladder required for domestic use |
| copilot for Microsoft365 | Automated production of word, ppt, Excel, etc. | After purchasing Microsoft 365 Business Standard and above or Enterprise E3 and above, subscribe to copilot on an annual basis for $2,604/year, no ladder required for domestic use; |
| copilot for powerautomate | powerautomate cloud flow autocreateflow | Available in selected countries and regions, free of charge |
| copilot for powerbi | Automated creation of powerbi report analysis | Requires powerbi premium p3 or fabric F64+ capacity license, costs 45-60k RMB+ per year, unlimited user license, no ladder required for domestic use. |
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