Microsoft has launched
Copilot Pro
, a new premium subscription service. The subscription provides access to AI-powered features inside Office apps, access to the latest OpenAI models and the ability to
build your own Copilot GPT
. The company announced the general availability of the Copilot app for Apple iOS and Android phones. "Finally, we're excited to bring Copilot for Microsoft 365 to more commercial customers by expanding the availability to businesses of all sizes, including small- and medium-sized businesses," Yusuf Mehdi, Executive Vice President, Consumer Chief Marketing Officer, said. This brings “a new premium subscription for individuals that provides a higher tier of service for AI capabilities, brings Copilot AI capabilities to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers, and new capabilities, such as the ability to create Copilot GPTs,” Microsoft announced.
Copilot Pro monthly subscription price
Microsoft's new premium subscription service for Copilot, Copilot Pro, is priced at $20 per month, per user. The company has so far not announced India pricing of the same.
For those unaware, Copilot is the new name for the new Bing Chat experience. Here are the features that you pay for in Copilot Pro
* A single AI experience that runs across your devices, understanding your context on the web, on your PC, across your apps and soon on your phone to bring the right skills to you when you need them.
* Access to Copilot in Word, Excel[i], PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote on PC, Mac and iPad for Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscribers.
* Priority access to the very latest models – starting today with OpenAI’s GPT-4 Turbo. With Copilot Pro you’ll have access to GPT-4 Turbo during peak times for faster performance and, coming soon, the ability to toggle between models to optimize your experience how you choose.
* Enhanced AI image creation with Image Creator from Designer (formerly Bing Image Creator) – ensuring it’s faster with 100 boosts per day while bringing you more detailed image quality as well as landscape image format.
* The ability to build your own Copilot GPT – a customized Copilot tailored for a specific topic – in our new Copilot GPT Builder (coming soon) with just a simple set of prompts.
What else is new
Microsoft also announced these general improvements around Copilot:
* Copilot GPTs: Copilot GPTs let you customize the behavior of Microsoft Copilot on a topic that is of particular interest to you.
* Copilot mobile app: The Copilot mobile app is now available for Android and iOS.
* Copilot in the Microsoft 365 mobile app: Copilot is being added to the Microsoft 360 mobile app for Android and iOS for individuals with a Microsoft account.