The Microsoft Copilot week https://phoenixhalo.com/brief/ en-us What Microsoft changed in the Copilot business this week, in about 5 minutes, with the Microsoft page behind every claim. Published each Monday by PhoenixHalo, Inc. A PhoenixHalo brief — not a Microsoft publication. What Microsoft changed in the Copilot business this week, in about 5 minutes, with the Microsoft page behind every claim. A PhoenixHalo brief — not a Microsoft publication. PhoenixHalo PhoenixHalohello@phoenixhalo.com episodic false https://phoenixhalo.com/apple-touch-icon.pngThe Microsoft Copilot weekhttps://phoenixhalo.com/brief/ PhoenixHalo, Inc. Microsoft matches Copilot Studio capacity packs one to one in credits for CSP partners this week https://phoenixhalo.com/brief/#2026-W44 phoenixhalo-brief-2026-W44 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:41:43 GMT Buy five Copilot Studio packs with M365 E7, get five — on pay-as-you-go · Copilot Code and new Cowork role plugins ship as billed Frontier work · AI Builder add-ons retire 1 November 2026; Copilot Credits keep them running — A PhoenixHalo brief — not a Microsoft publication. Buy five Copilot Studio packs with M365 E7, get five — on pay-as-you-go · Copilot Code and new Cowork role plugins ship as billed Frontier work · AI Builder add-ons retire 1 November 2026; Copilot Credits keep them running — A PhoenixHalo brief — not a Microsoft publication. false 327 Microsoft unbundles Copilot from the base subscription, and Copilot for Legal goes GA worldwide https://phoenixhalo.com/brief/#2026-W43 phoenixhalo-brief-2026-W43 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:14:48 GMT From 1 December 2026, Copilot and Copilot Business sell with no qualifying M365 base · Current base-dependent offers renamed to include (add-on) from 16 October 2026 · Copilot for Legal GA worldwide — 20+ skills across Word and Cowork — A PhoenixHalo brief — not a Microsoft publication. From 1 December 2026, Copilot and Copilot Business sell with no qualifying M365 base · Current base-dependent offers renamed to include (add-on) from 16 October 2026 · Copilot for Legal GA worldwide — 20+ skills across Word and Cowork — A PhoenixHalo brief — not a Microsoft publication. false 316 Microsoft fused Chat into Copilot Search and put Office inside the new Copilot app https://phoenixhalo.com/brief/#2026-W42 phoenixhalo-brief-2026-W42 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:39:21 GMT Microsoft 365 Chat now runs inside Copilot Search — finding turns into doing · New SharePoint report maps Everyone-group permissions, unblocking oversharing stalls · Copilot Analytics adds Cowork adoption; Office arrives in the new Copilot app — A PhoenixHalo brief — not a Microsoft publication. Microsoft 365 Chat now runs inside Copilot Search — finding turns into doing · New SharePoint report maps Everyone-group permissions, unblocking oversharing stalls · Copilot Analytics adds Cowork adoption; Office arrives in the new Copilot app — A PhoenixHalo brief — not a Microsoft publication. false 336 Microsoft moves Copilot usage-based billing default-on to 1 December 2026 and publishes a 4,000-credit limit https://phoenixhalo.com/brief/#2026-W41 phoenixhalo-brief-2026-W41 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:41:09 GMT Default-on UBB for new CSP Copilot Business licences moves to 1 December 2026 · New public default limit: 4,000 Copilot Credits per user per month, admin-adjustable · Copilot in SharePoint and OneDrive hit GA; Work IQ opens public preview — A PhoenixHalo brief — not a Microsoft publication. Default-on UBB for new CSP Copilot Business licences moves to 1 December 2026 · New public default limit: 4,000 Copilot Credits per user per month, admin-adjustable · Copilot in SharePoint and OneDrive hit GA; Work IQ opens public preview — A PhoenixHalo brief — not a Microsoft publication. false 375 Microsoft relaunched Copilot as one experience — Home, Code and Autopilot — with two billing meters https://phoenixhalo.com/brief/#2026-W40 phoenixhalo-brief-2026-W40 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:08:34 GMT New Copilot unifies Home, Code and Autopilot on Microsoft IQ and Fabric IQ · Usage-based billing now covers Cowork, Code, Autopilot and frontier models · Nonprofit promos stack; growth-margin eligibility opens ahead of 1 October 2026 — A PhoenixHalo brief — not a Microsoft publication. New Copilot unifies Home, Code and Autopilot on Microsoft IQ and Fabric IQ · Usage-based billing now covers Cowork, Code, Autopilot and frontier models · Nonprofit promos stack; growth-margin eligibility opens ahead of 1 October 2026 — A PhoenixHalo brief — not a Microsoft publication. false 331 New Copilot Business licenses via CSP default to usage-based billing from 2 November 2026 https://phoenixhalo.com/brief/#2026-W39 phoenixhalo-brief-2026-W39 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:08:50 GMT CSP Copilot Business defaults to usage-based billing, effective 2 November 2026 · The default posture moved — limits still set; existing seats untouched · Agent 365 named as agent control plane in government-cloud G7 — A PhoenixHalo brief — not a Microsoft publication. CSP Copilot Business defaults to usage-based billing, effective 2 November 2026 · The default posture moved — limits still set; existing seats untouched · Agent 365 named as agent control plane in government-cloud G7 — A PhoenixHalo brief — not a Microsoft publication. false 322