Microsoft is known for making poor rebranding decisions, and its recent move is no exception. As Windows Report recently reported, Microsoft has rebranded “Microsoft 365 Office” as “Microsoft 365 Copilot,

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Now that Microsoft 365 has Copilot built in, your subscription price is automatically going up—but you can avoid the hike.

Microsoft is increasing the price of its consumer Microsoft 365 bundle by $3 per month as it adds AI features to

To check how many credits you have left, you can click the little menu icon in the Copilot sidebar in an Office app and then click “AI credit balance.” This will take you to your Microsoft 365 account subscription page, where you can see a running balance of the AI credits you’ve used.

Microsoft has been testing adding AI-powered Office apps, the most important feature of Copilot Pro, into the Microsoft 365 subscriptions in recent months. What was previously only available in Australia, New Zealand, and a number of countries across Asia is now expanding to most markets worldwide.

Microsoft said on Thursday that it is now including Copilot AI features to its Microsoft 365 suite for individual consumers, a day after it rolled out on-demand AI agents for businesses.

This raises the price of a Microsoft 365 Personal subscription from $7 a month or $70 a year to $10 and $100; a family subscription goes from $10 a month or $100 a year to $13 a month or $130 a year. For current subscribers, these prices go into effect the next time your plan renews.

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.

While Google and Microsoft go head-to-head over Chrome versus Edge and Google Search versus Bing, the much bigger spat is over AI. Google has now taken Gemini to its next level, causing consternation across some users at the difficulties in disabling the features on platforms such as Gmail.

How to Fully Disable Copilot in a Microsoft 365 App . As of January 24, 2025, the option to fully disable Copilot in an individual app is only available in Microsoft Word on Windo