Microsoft 365 Premium arrives at 19.99/mo with Copilot across apps

Microsoft on Wednesday introduced Microsoft 365 Premium, a new consumer subscription tier priced at $19.99 per month that bundles the companys Copilot artificial intelligence assistant across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and other Office apps. The plan consolidates AI tools that were previously sold separately as Copilot Pro with existing Microsoft 365 Personal and Family offerings, and adds higher usage limits, exclusive AI features and enhanced security and storage for individual and household users.

Microsoft 365 Premium includes Copilot capabilities integrated into desktop Office apps, one terabyte of OneDrive cloud storage per user and Microsoft Defender advanced security. The company said Premium subscribers will receive its highest Copilot usage limits and access to features called Researcher, Analyst and Actions, plus expanded image generation, voice and research tools. Microsoft also said the same Premium subscription can be used at home or at work and will work with Enterprise Data Protection in Copilot to align with organizational security and compliance policies.

The company is stopping new sales of Copilot Pro, which had been offered separately at about $20 per...