Microsoft launches redesigned Copilot app with Home, Code, and Autopilot tabs and usage-based billing
Microsoft has unveiled a major redesign of its Copilot AI platform, consolidating chat, coding, and autonomous agents into a single app with three tabs: Home, Code, and Autopilot. Home combines Copilot Chat and Cowork with embedded Word, Excel, and PowerPoint editing. Code enables non-developers to build apps and automations using natural language, powered by GitHub Copilot technology and hosted…
Key points
- Microsoft launches unified Copilot app with Home, Code, and Autopilot tabs, rebranding Scout as Autopilot
- Advanced features Cowork, Code, and Autopilot shift to usage-based billing; standard license covers chat and Office apps only
- Home and Code roll out to Frontier program in coming weeks; Autopilot enters private preview by end of September
The outlets differ on several details. Only The Verge and CNBC report the standard Copilot license costs $30 per user per month. Only The Decoder states Autopilot is built on OpenClaw and that a "Today" dashboard feature will enter private preview in October. Only CNBC cites the statistic that fewer than 7% of 450 million commercial Office 365 seats have Copilot licenses, and quotes GHD's David McLaren on early Cowork adoption. Only The Verge mentions an auto model picker for task routing and IT admin controls via FinOps for AI. Only Microsoft's blog details specific Office enhancements like PowerPoint brand management and Excel change tracking.
All sources agree on the core launch: a three-tab Copilot app, the Scout-to-Autopilot rebrand, usage-based billing for advanced features, and the phased rollout timeline through Frontier and private preview.
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Introducing the new Copilot with Home, Code and Autopilot
Microsoft Official Blog · 25 September 2026
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Coverage and discussion
6sources- Hacker News discussion · 6 pointsnews.ycombinator.com
- Microsoft gives Copilot another makeover, adding an Autopilot agent and usage-based billingPress · The Decoder ·
- Microsoft launches its Copilot "super app", bundling chat, coding, and agents into a single interface, and rebrands its AI assistant Scout as AutopilotPress · theverge.com ·
- Microsoft packages business AI in single app as it tries to compete with AnthropicPress · CNBC Technology ·
- Microsoft revamps Copilot with new tools, support for frontier modelsPress · Tom's Hardware ·
- Microsoft thinks its new Copilot ‘super app’ will be as influential as OfficePress · The Verge AI ·
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