Microsoft launches consumer version of Copilot for US$20 a month with access to ChatGPT technology through Office
- Consumers of Office will be able to use Copilot Pro to help answer questions and create content in Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
- Companies previously had to buy at least 300 subscriptions to use Copilot, a requirement Microsoft is getting rid of
Microsoft is opening up its artificial intelligence assistant to consumers and making the corporate version available to smaller companies as it tries to increase the number of paying customers for the new services.
Microsoft is selling a US$20-a-month consumer version of Copilot, with access to OpenAI’s latest ChatGPT technology and image-creation features, the Redmond, Washington-based software giant said in a statement.
Consumers with a cloud subscription to Office will be able to use Copilot to help answer questions, summarise data and create content in Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
The company, which has been selling a similar product to large businesses for a monthly fee of US$30 per user, will get rid of the 300-subscription minimum for its enterprise service.
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