Microsoft has introduced Copilot Pro, an AI-powered subscription service available at $20 per month for consumers.
What Is Copilot Pro?
Copilot Pro is an update to Microsoft Copilot, the AI tool that allows you to use OpenAI's premium GPT-4 model (and now GPT-4 Turbo, the latest model) for free.
- Copilot Pro brings Copliot into Microsoft 365, with integrations in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote on PC, Mac, and iPad.
- Copilot Pro users will gain access to more Image Creator from Designer boost credits, rising to 100 credits per day.
- The Copilot Pro upgrade also allows users to create custom Copilot GPTs, which are custom Copilot models designed for specific uses (effectively OpenAI's custom GPTs but now in Copilot).
All in all, Microsoft wants Copilot Pro to be "a single AI experience that runs across your devices," providing a unified AI tool that's familiar with every bit of software you use.
Microsoft Copilot Pro will cost $20 per month per user, and officially launched on January 14, 2024.
Twenty bucks per month seems to have become the go-to pricing structure for all AI models; ChatGPT Plus and Claude Pro also cost $20 per month.
With Copilot Pro being more seamlessly integrated into Microsoft's ecosystem, the $20 subscription could position it as a valuable tool compared to other AI tools that, while generally useful, may not have specific integrations with commonly used software, particularly in the realms of business and productivity.
Should You Upgrade to Copilot Pro?
If you love Copilot, aka Bing Chat, and want to get the best out of it, you may want to try Copilot Pro. It will give you the more advanced AI models, priorities your prompts before others and give you more usage than the free version. Then yes...
Otherwise no and the free version will be good enough.
