Microsoft 365 Copilot · sub-product

Copilot Chat (free, web-grounded)

Free, web-only, and not the reason anyone should be picking Copilot.

Consilix rank 4/10

What it is

The unpaid Copilot included with any Microsoft 365 Business or Enterprise subscription. Web-grounded only, with no access to mailbox, files, or Teams content. Capped image generation and access to the latest models only at off-peak hours.

Key features

Free with M365 Business or Enterprise licence
Web search grounding
15 image boosts per day
General drafting and brainstorming
No tenant data access

Best use cases

Quick general questions that ChatGPT would also answer
Drafting generic email copy without sensitive context
Brainstorming when you do not want to leave the M365 window
Image generation for internal decks at low volume

Weaknesses

Now removed from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote (15 April 2026) unless you hold a paid Copilot licence. As a general chatbot, ChatGPT free and Claude free are both better. No real reason to use it over those.

Pricing

Free with any qualifying M365 subscription.

Microsoft 365 Copilot