What it does
The official page for this entry is Microsoft Copilot. Its help text says that people who used Bing AI or Bing Chat now find those experiences folded into Microsoft Copilot. Copilot is offered as one assistant for work, life and school. You can chat to think through projects, summarize information and brainstorm, search across the web for grounded answers, and describe an image to have it generated. A learning mode helps with concepts and assignments, and the page lists renamed features such as Researcher and Guided Learning. It runs on the web, in desktop apps for Windows and Mac, and on mobile, and your conversations carry across them. Work and personal chats stay separate by account. A free tier is available with a Microsoft account, with some capabilities subject to usage limits and more available through paid plans. Microsoft 365 subscriptions include the Copilot app and additional premium features.
Capabilities
- Conversational chat for questions, brainstorming and summaries
- Web search that returns grounded answers
- AI image creation from a written description
- Learning help for concepts and assignments
- Desktop apps for Windows and Mac, plus mobile access
When to use it
- You want a general assistant tied to a Microsoft account
- You need quick researched answers drawn from the web
- You want one assistant across web, desktop and phone
