Individuals can now access ChatGPT-like features in MS Word and Excel through Microsoft’s Copilot Pro.
Remember Microsoft Bing Chat, the company’s own GPT-powered AI bot? It was renamed Microsoft Copilot a while back, and now the tech giant has announced Copilot Pro, a new subscription that gives users access to the most advanced features of Copilot AI. Copilot Pro costs $20 per month per user and users can now actively subscribe to it.
Microsoft states that Copilot Pro helps users with writing, research, coding and even learning. It includes a number of exclusive features that are not available in the free version.
Microsoft Copilot Pro: Here’s what’s new
First, Copilot Pro allows all users to use Copilot within the Microsoft Office suite of applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote on PC. In particular, these features were already available to business users since November, but now individuals can also use them. However, a Copilot Pro subscription alone is not enough. You must be an Office 365 Personal or Family subscriber and have access to the aforementioned Office applications.
In addition, Copilot Pro users get priority access to the latest OpenAI models. This includes OpenAI GPT-4 Turbo, which provides users with faster performance even during peak hours. Microsoft will also soon open up the ability to switch between modes, allowing users to choose between the free version and the Pro version.
Copilot Pro also offers improved AI image creation with Designer’s Image Creator, and now you can perform 100 boosts per day and produce better quality and images in landscape as well. Note that regular users can only do 15 boosts per day.
Microsoft notes that users will have a “single AI experience” across devices, whether it’s on a smartphone or online. The company bills it as a “premium subscription” that offers users a “higher level of service for AI features.” It’s comparable in many ways to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus, but Microsoft has the advantage of being able to easily integrate models like GPT-4 Turbo into applications like Excel and Word, creating more use cases for AI.
