Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft's AI assistant built into Microsoft 365 and Windows.
Evolutive X verdict
Worth Testing
Use AI inside Microsoft 365 for documents, meetings, email, and analysis.
What it does
Practical capability.
Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's AI assistant. It exists as a free web and Windows chat tool, and as a paid layer woven into Microsoft 365 apps such as Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
Inside those apps it can draft documents, summarise email threads and meetings, and help build or explain spreadsheet formulas. For teams standardised on Microsoft 365, that in-app help is the main reason to use it.
What Copilot can do depends heavily on where you use it and which licence you hold; capabilities differ noticeably between the free chat and the paid 365 integration. It is worth testing on your own documents before committing a team.
Strengths
- Built directly into Microsoft 365 apps and Windows
- Helpful for drafting and summarising meetings and email
- Assists with Excel formulas and data tasks
- Familiar to existing Microsoft 365 users
Limitations
- The most useful features need a paid Microsoft 365 licence
- Capabilities vary between apps and plans
- Output still needs checking, especially in spreadsheets
- Limited value outside the Microsoft ecosystem
Recommended workflows
Where it earns its place.
- Document drafting in Word
- Meeting and email summarising
- Spreadsheet analysis in Excel
Data guidance
Public classification.
This is editorial guidance for assessing fit. It does not replace your organisation’s data policy or the provider’s current terms.
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Maintenance record
Version 1.0.
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