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Microsoft Copilot
by Microsoft
Built into Windows and Microsoft 365. If you live in Word and Excel, Copilot is already waiting.
Free + PaidChatbotMultimodal
Last checked: 21 September 2026
The details
- How it works
- Microsoft changes the models and usage limits behind Copilot by feature and plan, so there is no single reliable context-window figure for the whole product.
- Cost
- Free Copilot available · Paid Microsoft 365 plans add deeper integration and higher access.
- Open Source?
- No — proprietary
- Input / Output
- TextImagesVoice
Best for
- Word & Excel documents
- Outlook email drafting
- Teams meeting summaries
- Windows users
Kevin’s take
“If you're a Microsoft Office person, this is already sitting in your tools — worth a look. The free version is surprisingly capable.”
— Kevin, formerly of IT Support
Privacy snapshot
Use With CautionPrivacy risk: Medium
Microsoft's AI assistant. Built into Windows, Office 365, Edge, and Bing. Text generation, search, and document assistance.
See what Microsoft Copilot does with your data →Knowing the tool is just the start.
We teach non-tech people how to actually use AI — what to ask, how to ask it, and what to do with the answers. Tutorials, prompts, plain English. All of it.
Show Me How This Works →Start free. Cancel anytime. No judgment, ever.