Microsoft 365 Copilot
An AI assistant product from Microsoft aimed at enterprise users, deeply integrated into the Microsoft 365 office suite. It provides AI-enhanced capabilities across applications such as Word, Excel, and Teams, and is offered as a subscription service targeting the enterprise market.
Core Facts
Microsoft 365 Copilot enters the market at an enterprise subscription price of $30 per user per month.
Work IQ is the agent version of Microsoft Office applications (including Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Word, and others), giving agents access to collaborative content such as email inboxes and Teams chat records.
Microsoft has deeply integrated the GPT series models into core product lines including the Azure cloud platform, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Bing search, and GitHub Copilot.
Timeline (last 90 days)
Enterprise deployment of Microsoft 365 Copilot requires a corresponding data governance foundation, such as permission systems, sensitive information labeling and tenant isolation, otherwise the assistant may retrieve content that employees are not authorized to view.
In June 2025, AIM Security disclosed the EchoLeak vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot: an email carrying hidden instructions could make Copilot send sensitive data to an attacker without any user click.
EchoLeak (CVE-2025-32711, CVSS 9.3) is the first publicly documented case of prompt injection stealing data with zero user interaction, affecting Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Microsoft 365 Copilot now lists Anthropic as a subprocessor, and Microsoft says Anthropic models are enabled by default for most customers in the commercial cloud, except in Europe and the UK.
Microsoft 365 Copilot only surfaces organisational data that the individual user has at least view permission for, i.e. the connector design follows the principle of permission inheritance.
Sales Agent and Service Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot are now generally available (GA)
The GA release also includes Microsoft 365 Copilot in Dynamics 365 Sales and Dynamics 365 Customer Service, enabling agents to run consistently inside CRM and in Outlook and Teams
Copilot Studio offers three authentication options: no authentication, Microsoft authentication (connecting to channels such as Teams, Power Apps, and Microsoft 365 Copilot via Entra ID), and manual authentication (supporting Entra ID or any OAuth2 identity provider).
Work IQ is Copilot's core differentiating capability, able to understand an organization's context, interpersonal relationships, and work patterns to personalize general AI capabilities for each user and organization.
Scout is an automated workflow built on Microsoft 365 Copilot agent mode, with each run costing approximately $3 in token fees.
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All Facts (18)
Microsoft 365 Copilot enters the market at an enterprise subscription price of $30 per user per month.
75%VerifiedWork IQ is the agent version of Microsoft Office applications (including Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Word, and others), giving agents access to collaborative content such as email inboxes and Teams chat records.
65%VerifiedMicrosoft has deeply integrated the GPT series models into core product lines including the Azure cloud platform, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Bing search, and GitHub Copilot.
65%UnverifiedGoogle 以 Gemini for Workspace 作为对标 Microsoft 365 Copilot 的产品，定价策略与功能覆盖范围高度相似
75%Unverified该功能与微软在移动端持续投入（如VS Code Web版、Microsoft 365 Copilot移动端）的整体战略一致
75%UnverifiedMicrosoft officially launched Microsoft 365 Copilot in March 2023, deeply integrating GPT-4 into its full product lineup including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook.
70%UnverifiedEnterprise deployment of Microsoft 365 Copilot requires a corresponding data governance foundation, such as permission systems, sensitive information labeling and tenant isolation, otherwise the assistant may retrieve content that employees are not authorized to view.
50%UnverifiedMicrosoft 365 Copilot now lists Anthropic as a subprocessor, and Microsoft says Anthropic models are enabled by default for most customers in the commercial cloud, except in Europe and the UK.
50%UnverifiedMicrosoft 365 Copilot only surfaces organisational data that the individual user has at least view permission for, i.e. the connector design follows the principle of permission inheritance.
50%UnverifiedCopilot Studio offers three authentication options: no authentication, Microsoft authentication (connecting to channels such as Teams, Power Apps, and Microsoft 365 Copilot via Entra ID), and manual authentication (supporting Entra ID or any OAuth2 identity provider).
50%UnverifiedWork IQ is Copilot's core differentiating capability, able to understand an organization's context, interpersonal relationships, and work patterns to personalize general AI capabilities for each user and organization.
50%UnverifiedScout is an automated workflow built on Microsoft 365 Copilot agent mode, with each run costing approximately $3 in token fees.
50%UnverifiedCopilot relies on the Microsoft 365 ecosystem and can access work content such as emails, documents, calendars, and meeting notes.
50%Unverified微软的Microsoft 365 Copilot将GPT-4深度嵌入Word、Excel、PowerPoint和Outlook中，允许用户通过自然语言生成和编辑文档
50%UnverifiedIn June 2025, AIM Security disclosed the EchoLeak vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot: an email carrying hidden instructions could make Copilot send sensitive data to an attacker without any user click.
50%UnverifiedEchoLeak (CVE-2025-32711, CVSS 9.3) is the first publicly documented case of prompt injection stealing data with zero user interaction, affecting Microsoft 365 Copilot.
50%UnverifiedThe GA release also includes Microsoft 365 Copilot in Dynamics 365 Sales and Dynamics 365 Customer Service, enabling agents to run consistently inside CRM and in Outlook and Teams
50%UnverifiedSales Agent and Service Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot are now generally available (GA)
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