Microsoft Copilot pricing in 2026: Free, Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, Premium, and Pro
Updated: Sep 17
Microsoft Copilot itself still has a free consumer tier, while paid Copilot access is now bundled primarily through Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, Premium, and Pro.
US list prices in September 2026 are $9.99/month for Personal, $12.99 for Family, $19.99 for Premium, and $99.99 for Pro. Prices vary by country, tax, and billing term.
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FREE COPILOT IS STILL A SEPARATE ENTRY POINT
Microsoft Copilot can be used for free for general chat and web-based tasks. Signing in adds features such as chat history, longer conversations, image creation, voice, and other personalized capabilities.
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Plan | US monthly price | Copilot positioning |
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Microsoft Copilot Free | $0 | General chat, web-grounded answers, writing, images, and supported modes |
Microsoft 365 Personal | $9.99 | Higher Copilot usage plus Office apps and 1 TB storage |
Microsoft 365 Family | $12.99 | Family productivity plan; Copilot AI benefits for subscription owner |
Microsoft 365 Premium | $19.99 | Extensive Copilot usage and agentic AI features |
Microsoft 365 Pro | $99.99 | Highest individual Copilot usage and Premium features |
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PERSONAL AND FAMILY INCLUDE COPILOT INSIDE MICROSOFT 365
Personal and Family combine the productivity suite with higher Copilot usage than the free tier. In Family, Microsoft states that the AI benefit is tied to the subscription owner rather than shared automatically with every family member.
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PREMIUM IS THE MAIN AI POWER-USER TIER
Microsoft 365 Premium adds extensive Copilot usage and agentic capabilities such as advanced research and analytics. It sits between ordinary consumer Microsoft 365 plans and the much higher-priced Pro tier.
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PRO IS A HIGH-ALLOWANCE INDIVIDUAL TIER
Microsoft 365 Pro is priced at $99.99 per month in the US and is monthly-only. Microsoft positions it as the maximum individual usage tier for advanced Copilot features.
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FAMILY SHARING DOES NOT MEAN AI SHARING
Family, Premium, and Pro can cover multiple people for storage and Microsoft 365 apps, but Microsoft notes that the Copilot AI benefits are available to the subscription owner.
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BUSINESS COPILOT PRICING IS A DIFFERENT PRODUCT DECISION
Microsoft 365 Copilot Business and enterprise licenses use separate commercial pricing and licensing rules. Consumer plan prices should not be used as a proxy for organizational Copilot costs.
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COMPARE USAGE, NOT ONLY THE MONTHLY PRICE
The economic difference between tiers comes from Copilot usage priority, agentic features, image generation, storage, and Office integration. A higher plan is not simply the same chatbot with a larger message counter.
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