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Microsoft Copilot License Requirements
Until yesterday I thought the basic requirements were Business Premium, M365 E3 or E5.
Now it seems that only Apps for Enterprise, M365 E3 or E5 go?
- It's true and I posted a screenshot taken from the licensing documentation (in the small print) earlier on in this thread.
- Basing my reply on: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-copilot/how-to-prepare-for-microsoft-365-copilot/ba-p/3851566 "Copilot users must have either a Microsoft 365 E3 or E5 license [1] and an Azure Active Directory account". On top of that, users must be assigned a "Microsoft 365 Copilot license using the Microsoft 365 admin center (under Billing > Licenses)" So, it's an add-on license, but you can only add it on to E3 or E5.
- At the bottom of that link, just check the footnotes.
Footnotes:
[1] For small and medium business (SMB) customers, Microsoft 365 Business Standard or Business Premium will be eligible base licenses.
So it seems you will be able to add Copilot to both Business Premium or Business Standard so long as you fall under their definiton of "Small or Medium Business" --> defined as businesses with less than 500 employees or having up to 250 PCs. - And Microsoft adviced, to gain the most benefit in and from CoPilot, to also use a teams premium license. This was told like two weeks ago during an webinair.
- So it's an add-on license, but will there be a cost for it?
...and I'm hoping it doesn't require the "unified" E5 -- I have an Office E5 with MS 365 E5 "add-on features" at the moment.- Microsoft hasn't announced a cost, but everything indicates there will be a licence cost.
Can someone from Microsoft share a clear outline of which license type provides Copilot?
E3, E5, add-on?- I'm not seeing a Copilot licence yet, is that screenshot from your tenant and where is your tenant based? USA?
Cheers
Tony - No, that's not my tenant. Screenshot from a webcast
- Has anyone on this thread seen a Copilot licence in the wild (I don't mean the Copilot that comes with Bing)?
- I heard that CoPilot is supposed to be an addon license!!!
- Microsoft 365 Copilot will be available for enterprise customers on Nov. 1, 2023, along with Microsoft 365 Chat, a new AI assistant that will completely transform the way you work.
Source: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/09/21/announcing-microsoft-copilot-your-everyday-ai-companion/ Is that true 🙂
Anyway, thanks 🙂
- It's true and I posted a screenshot taken from the licensing documentation (in the small print) earlier on in this thread.
- Copilot for MS 365 is now available to everyone!
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/copilot-for-microsoft-365/copilot-for-ms-365-is-now-available-to-everyone/m-p/4030610#M1051 - Microsoft Copilot is available as an add-on to Microsoft 365, offering advanced AI features integrated with Microsoft tools like Word, Excel, and Teams. Here are the key license requirements for using Microsoft Copilot:
Microsoft 365 Subscription: Copilot requires a base Microsoft 365 subscription, such as Microsoft 365 E3, E5, Business Standard, or Business Premium.
Add-on License: You need to purchase the Copilot add-on, which costs $30 per user per month, regardless of the underlying subscription type.
Channel Availability: As of January 2024, Copilot will be available via channels like Enterprise Agreement (EA), Enterprise Subscription Agreement (EAS), and Microsoft Direct.
Technical Requirements: Users must also be on certain update channels for apps (e.g., Current Channel or Monthly Enterprise Channel) and may need Azure Active Directory Premium (now called Entra ID) for full use.
