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Microsoft Copilot Recent Changes

This page tracks verified changes to Microsoft Copilot. 3 changes recorded in the last 30 days. Most recent: [Correction] Restored Microsoft's February 2026 "What's New" post, removed 2026-.

2026-09-23

  • Microsoft Copilot Agent Builder [Correction] Restored Microsoft's February 2026 "What's New" post, removed 2026-04-23 after repeated link-checker flags. Those were false positives: the server answers HEAD with 400 while GET redirects to the live post (fixed in #640). It is the record's only source for the March 2026 claims: agents calling other agents as tools, and agents in Outlook, OneDrive and Teams communities. Restored at its current URL Affects: Build Reusable AI Workflows, Take Actions and Run Tools
  • Microsoft Copilot Copilot Connectors [Correction] Federated connectors checked against Microsoft Learn's federated connectors overview (updated 2026-09-23). The page no longer describes them as a preview: Microsoft-published federated connectors are enabled by default unless an admin disables them, and create/update/delete actions begin rolling out in early October 2026. Intercom is not in the current connector list and is removed from the talking point; Canva is added. Plan rows not re-verified, so Verified is unchanged Affects: Connect to External Systems
  • Microsoft Copilot Copilot Connectors [Correction] Restored Microsoft's February 2026 "What's New" post, removed 2026-04-23 after repeated link-checker flags. Those were false positives: the server answers HEAD with 400 while GET redirects to the live post (fixed in #640). It names the federated connectors in the talking point (plus Canva) and describes them as Public Preview across all tenants. Current preview/GA status was not re-verified Affects: Connect to External Systems

2026-09-07

  • Microsoft Copilot Chat [Correction] The prior universal Copilot Pro retirement and 2026-08-01 support-end assertions were unsupported. Microsoft closed new sales, while existing subscriptions can continue. Removed the legacy unavailability row; feature entitlements for continuing subscribers require separate review. Checked/Verified dates are unchanged. Affects: Write and Explain, Use It on My Surfaces
  • Microsoft Copilot Image Generation (Designer) [Correction] The prior universal Copilot Pro retirement and 2026-08-01 support-end assertions were unsupported. Microsoft closed new sales, while existing subscriptions can continue. Removed the legacy unavailability row; feature entitlements for continuing subscribers require separate review. Checked/Verified dates are unchanged. Affects: Generate Images
  • Microsoft Copilot Model Access [Correction] The prior universal Copilot Pro retirement and 2026-08-01 support-end assertions were unsupported. Microsoft closed new sales, while existing subscriptions can continue. Removed the legacy unavailability row; feature entitlements for continuing subscribers require separate review. Checked/Verified dates are unchanged.
  • Microsoft Copilot Copilot in Office Apps [Correction] The prior universal Copilot Pro retirement and 2026-08-01 support-end assertions were unsupported. Microsoft closed new sales, while existing subscriptions can continue. Removed the legacy unavailability row; feature entitlements for continuing subscribers require separate review. Checked/Verified dates are unchanged. Affects: Make and Edit Documents, Read Text and Documents, Connect to External Systems, Use It on My Surfaces
  • Microsoft Copilot Copilot Vision [Correction] The prior universal Copilot Pro retirement and 2026-08-01 support-end assertions were unsupported. Microsoft closed new sales, while existing subscriptions can continue. Removed the legacy unavailability row; feature entitlements for continuing subscribers require separate review. Checked/Verified dates are unchanged. Affects: See Images and Screens
  • Microsoft Copilot Copilot Voice [Correction] The prior universal Copilot Pro retirement and 2026-08-01 support-end assertions were unsupported. Microsoft closed new sales, while existing subscriptions can continue. Removed the legacy unavailability row; feature entitlements for continuing subscribers require separate review. Checked/Verified dates are unchanged. Affects: Hear Audio and Speech, Speak Back in Real Time

2026-09-05

  • Microsoft Copilot Agent Builder [Verified] Copilot Pro row replaced by the Microsoft 365 consumer plans, all marked unavailable: agent authoring remains a commercial Copilot capability. Recorded that Microsoft 365 Premium ships prebuilt Analyst and Researcher agents, which is agent consumption rather than authoring. Affects: Build Reusable AI Workflows, Take Actions and Run Tools
  • Microsoft Copilot Chat [Verified] Copilot Pro row replaced by the Microsoft 365 consumer plans after Copilot Pro's retirement; free tier confirmed as no-sign-in basic chat with sign-in unlocking history, longer conversations, image creation and voice. Noted that paid plans buy usage rather than a different model, and that Premium adds the Analyst and Researcher agents. Refreshed the redirected support source. Affects: Write and Explain, Use It on My Surfaces
  • Microsoft Copilot Copilot Connectors [Verified] Copilot Pro row replaced by the Microsoft 365 consumer plans, all marked unavailable: connectors remain a commercial Copilot capability requiring a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Affects: Connect to External Systems
  • Microsoft Copilot Image Generation (Designer) [Verified] Copilot Pro retired and replaced by Microsoft 365 Premium. Per-plan credits re-cut from Microsoft's AI credits support page: 60 credits/mo on Personal and Family, usage beyond the standard limit on Premium. Free-tier allowance corrected to "not published" — the previous 15 credits/mo figure described legacy Classic Microsoft 365, not free Copilot. Affects: Generate Images
  • Microsoft Copilot Model Access Renamed from "GPT-4 Access" to "Model Access". Microsoft no longer sells a named model tier, so the old name described a product that stopped existing; the record covers model access and the entitlements attached to it. Implementation id changed from copilot-gpt-4-access to copilot-model-access, which changes the record's permalink anchor.
  • Microsoft Copilot Model Access [Verified] The GPT-4 framing is obsolete: Microsoft's plan documentation no longer sells a named model tier, and publishes no free-versus-paid model split. Gating changed from paid to mixed, since the paid differentiator is usage limits and advanced features rather than model access. Copilot Pro rows replaced with the Microsoft 365 consumer plans. Dead Copilot Pro store source replaced with Microsoft support pages. Multi-model routing across OpenAI and Microsoft MAI models is secondary reporting, not first-party confirmed. Record is a candidate for renaming away from "GPT-4 Access".
  • Microsoft Copilot Copilot in Office Apps [Verified] Copilot Pro retired and replaced by Microsoft 365 Premium; Office app integration confirmed as included in Microsoft 365 Personal, Family and Premium, limited to the subscription owner and metered by AI credits. Replaced the dead Copilot Pro store source with Microsoft's free-vs-subscription and AI credits support pages. Affects: Make and Edit Documents, Read Text and Documents, Connect to External Systems, Use It on My Surfaces
  • Microsoft Copilot Copilot Vision [Verified] Gating reverted from free to paid: Microsoft now requires a Microsoft 365 Personal, Family, or Premium subscription for Copilot Vision. Status moved from preview to ga. Added per-plan daily limits (10 min Personal/Family, 15 min Premium) and commercial Entra ID access. Platforms expanded well beyond Edge: iOS and Android now supported, Windows shares any app, macOS is a native app. Regional widened from US-only to all supported Copilot regions and languages. Affects: See Images and Screens
  • Microsoft Copilot Copilot Voice [Verified] Copilot Pro retired (off sale October 2025, support ended 2026-08-01) and replaced by Microsoft 365 Premium; availability rows re-cut to Free / M365 Personal / Family / Premium. Free tier corrected from "Standard" limits to free-subject-to-capacity, sign-in required. Added Microsoft's published daily voice allowances (30 min/day Personal and Family, 60 min/day Premium). Added language and government-cloud caveats to regional note. Status remains ga; platform flags unchanged. Affects: Hear Audio and Speech, Speak Back in Real Time

2026-03-23

  • Microsoft Copilot Image Generation (Designer) [Verified] Gating corrected from paid to free — free users have access with 15 AI credits/mo; data was internally inconsistent Affects: Generate Images

2026-03-21

  • Microsoft Copilot Image Generation (Designer) [Verified] Credits system replaced boosts (15-60 credits/month); Designer bot retired in Teams (Feb 27); model upgraded to GPT-Image-1.5 Affects: Generate Images

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