How to Use Copilot: FAQ for China Region, Features, Pricing & More 202

Microsoft Copilot (formerly known as Bing Chat) has officially launched and exited preview. Caitlin Roulston, Microsoft's director of communications, confirmed that this artificial intelligence chat bot, formerly known as Bing Chat, is now available in 169 countries/regions and 105 languages, running seamlessly on all modern mobile and web browsers. However, it is important to note that China is one of the countries where Copilot is currently unavailable.

What is Copilot?

Copilot is the new name for Bing Chat and Bing Chat Enterprise and is now generally available. Currently, as the experience transitions to the new name, Copilot and Bing Chat Enterprise can be used interchangeably. It can be accessed via copilot.microsoft.com, Bing.com/chat, Edge, and Windows. It is also available through the Copilot, Bing, Edge, Microsoft Start, and Microsoft 365 mobile apps. Eligible users who log in to Copilot with an Entra ID will receive commercial data protection.

Official Microsoft Copilot website: copilot.microsoft.com

Main capabilities of Copilot:

Copilot Pro includes priority access to the latest OpenAI models, the ability to build your own Copilot GPT, and access to Copilot within Office applications (if you are already a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscriber). Microsoft has now also unlocked Copilot Pro in Office web applications, so you don't need a separate Microsoft 365 subscription to use the chatbot in Word, Outlook, and other free web applications, and Copilot Pro integration will also be available in mobile apps soon.

Which Microsoft 365 licenses are eligible for Copilot with commercial data protection at no additional cost?

Customers with the following licenses are eligible for commercial data protection in Copilot at no additional cost:

Enterprise

• Microsoft 365 E3 or E5

• Microsoft 365 F1 or F3

• Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Premium, or Basic

• Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise or for business

• Office 365 E1, E1 Plus, E3, or E5

Education faculty and higher education students (18+)

• Microsoft 365 A1, A3, or A5

• Office 365 A1, A3, or A5

Student eligibility includes student use licenses.

Office 365 A1 Plus licenses are not eligible as they will be retired later this year.

Commercial data protection in Copilot is not yet available to government cloud customers or K-12 students. Over time, we will add commercial data protection eligibility to more Entra ID users.

Where can Copilot be used?

Copilot is available in more than 160 regions. It is unavailable in China (excluding Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan) and Russia, but supports Simplified Chinese and Russian.

Can I use Copilot on any browser?

Copilot supports Microsoft Edge (desktop and mobile) and other major non-Microsoft browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.

Can Copilot be accessed via API?

No, we do not offer an API.

What is the difference between Copilot and Copilot for Microsoft 365?

Copilot is a generative AI service based solely on data from the public web in the Bing search index. Even with commercial data protection enabled, it cannot access organizational resources or content in the Microsoft 365 Graph, such as documents in OneDrive, emails, or other data.

Copilot for Microsoft 365 adds three capabilities:

• Access to data in the Microsoft 365 Graph within the tenant.

• Prompts and responses, along with other Microsoft 365-specific security, compliance, and privacy features, are processed entirely within the Microsoft 365 tenant boundary.

• Access to this generative AI capability from Microsoft 365 apps such as Teams, Outlook, and Word.

Microsoft Copilot pricing and permissions:

Microsoft Copilot Pro

For Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscribers.

• Use Copilot in select Microsoft 365 apps

• Priority access to Copilot with faster performance

• Accelerate image creation with Designer

• $20.00 per user/month

Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 Business Standard or Business Premium

• Securely access the organizational graph with AI-powered chat

• Access Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams

• Customize and extend your copilot using Microsoft Copilot Studio Preview

• Experience enterprise-grade security, privacy, and compliance

• $30.00 per user/month

Customers with Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 subscriptions.

• Securely access the organizational graph with AI-powered chat

• Access Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams

• Customize and extend your copilot using Microsoft Copilot Studio Preview

• Experience enterprise-grade security, privacy, and compliance

• A separate Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 license is required.

• $30.00 per user/month