Microsoft is relaunching its free Copilot for businesses as Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat today, complete with the ability to use AI agents. Copilot Chat is Microsoft’s latest attempt to get people used to using AI at work and relying on it enough to tempt them into paying $30 per month to get the full Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Copilot is now included in Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Users can now access Copilot across Word, Excel, Outlook and more But subscription costs will rise to pay for the new features Microsoft has revealed its Copilot AI offerings will now be available to more users across the world - but the launch will come at a slightly increased price.

On Wednesday, Microsoft launched Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat which builds on the traditional free Microsoft 365 Copilot chat experience, introducing pay-as-you-go agents that can automate repetitive tasks.