Microsoft clarifies pricing for custom Copilot agents
Microsoft updated its Copilot Studio documentation on 22 May with new pay-as-you-go metering rates for agents and related features. The changes cover costs for building and running agents that connect to Microsoft 365 data and services. Rates remain subject to change and apply only to specific agent capabilities.
Until now most teams treated Copilot Studio as a free sandbox inside an existing licence. The new rates introduce a separate meter that can start charging the moment an agent runs against real M365 data. The practical effect is that any colleague who experiments with agents without finance approval can create an unexpected line item on the next bill, shifting the risk from IT to whoever owns the tenant budget.
Analysis
Treat every Copilot Studio environment as a potential cost centre rather than a playground. Open the billing blade for your tenant today, locate the Copilot Studio meter, and set a hard cap or disable pay-as-you-go until someone can justify the spend with a clear use case.
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