Head-to-head AI battle: Microsoft’s Copilot Pro goes global!

• Microsoft has globally released Copilot Pro, expanding its availability to 222 countries and eight languages.
• In the coming months, Copilot will be available on Microsoft’s free mobile apps for iOS and Android.
• Microsoft offers a free month of Copilot Pro service to users who install the Copilot mobile app.

As an AI enthusiast, I am thrilled that Microsoft is stepping up with the global release of Copilot Pro, taking on ChatGPT Plus head-on. This expansion brings Copilot Pro to 222 countries and makes it available in eight languages, opening up a world of possibilities for users to experience Microsoft’s AI services through its widely used suite of apps.

For just $20 a month, I can now enjoy the advanced features of Copilot AI in the free Microsoft 365 web app without needing a paid Microsoft 365 account. What’s more, Microsoft has announced that I’ll be able to use Copilot on their free mobile apps for iOS and Android in the coming months. This means I can look forward to AI-assisted tasks like summarizing text in Word, drafting emails in Outlook, and creating PowerPoint presentations via prompts.

Microsoft is making this deal even sweeter by offering a free month of Copilot Pro service to users like me who install the Copilot mobile app for iOS or Android.

So, what’s in it for me as a Copilot Pro user?

The subscription-based version of Copilot offers perks such as the ability to build and share custom GPTs, a higher cap for generating images per month, and priority access to GPT-4 and GPT-4 Turbo.

However, there’s a catch. To access Copilot features within desktop apps like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, I still need to pay for a separate Microsoft 365 subscription. The subscription starts at $6.99 monthly for individuals or $9.99 monthly for a family plan of up to six users.

In the coming weeks, businesses and organizations can leverage the AI service with Copilot for Microsoft 365. However, they will first need a Microsoft 365 subscription to add the Copilot for Microsoft 365 service, which costs an additional $30 per user per month.

Subscription plan	Price	Details
Copilot Pro	$20/month	Access Copilot features within desktop versions of apps like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel is required.
Free month of Copilot Pro	Free	Offered to users who install the Copilot mobile app for iOS or Android.
Microsoft 365 (Individual)	$6.99/month	Access to Copilot features within desktop versions of apps like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel is required.
Microsoft 365 (Family Plan – 6 users)	$9.99/month	Access to Copilot features within desktop versions of apps.
Copilot for Microsoft 365	Additional $30/user/month	Available for businesses and organizations in the coming weeks. Requires a Microsoft 365 subscription.

This expansion of Copilot Pro comes over a year after ChatGPT Plus was first launched and roughly a month after Google launched its own subscription-based AI plan, Google One AI Premium. As an AI enthusiast, I am excited to see how these developments shape the future of AI services. Stay tuned for more updates!