Archive · 16 Sep 2025
Microsoft Adds Free AI Copilot Chat to Office Apps
Microsoft is giving its business users a free AI assistant called Copilot Chat inside popular apps like Word and Excel.
This lets you do things like write emails, summarize documents, and make presentations.
It's free for current business users.
If you want even more features, like using Copilot across all your work files, you can pay extra for a premium version.
Microsoft is also planning to include AI assistants in areas like sales and finance soon.
This move shows Microsoft sees AI as essential for getting work done.
Microsoft is adding free Copilot Chat to several Microsoft 365 apps.
Copilot Chat helps with tasks like text drafting and content summarizing.
It is available at no extra cost for Microsoft 365 business users.
A premium version offers more features for a monthly fee.
Microsoft plans to integrate additional Copilots for sales, service, and finance.
- Who
- Microsoft
- What
- Adding free Copilot Chat to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote
- When
- Starting today
- Where
- Within Microsoft 365 apps
- Why
- To enhance productivity and integrate AI in the workplace
- Product
- Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
- Apps Included
- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote
- Target Users
- Microsoft 365 business users
- Features
- Draft text, summarize content, analyze spreadsheets, create presentations
- Cost for Basic Use
- Free for Microsoft 365 business users
- Premium License Cost
- $30 per user, per month