Microsoft Copilot Pro: what it is, differences from the regular version, prices and how to use it

Good relationship with Microsoft with OpenAI This is bearing fruit. Although Microsoft has experience in artificial intelligence, it decided integrate GPT AI OpenAI in its products and services. You’ll find it in Windows, Office, Bing, and as a standalone application. Apparently, its success is such that Copilot, as this service is called, has released a paid Premium version, Copilot Pro.

Copilot is the AI ​​version of Cortana. Intelligent assistant using GPT-4 for answer your questions, process information or solve problems you pose. According to Microsoft, its focus is on “boosting your creativity and productivity.” And since Microsoft launched it, we can use Copilot on Bing, Windows, or on your mobile phone by installing its own app. In addition, it has the advantage of being freeunlike ChatGPT which has multiple payment options.

But everything has a price and heavy use of co-pilot forces Microsoft to launch Copilot Pro, a premium version of Copilot. The reason for its existence? Giving”priority access on GPT-4 and GPT-4 Turbo during peak hours to improve performance and generate AI responses, content and images even faster.”

What is Copilot Pro

As we already said, Copilot Pro is Paid version of the co-pilot. In exchange for a monthly subscription you will receive priority access this artificial intelligence tool. That is, he will answer you Faster, it will generate images and text faster, and you will be able to use Copilot in other Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote. Yes, indeed. Office integration with Copilot Pro includes Microsoft 365 personal or family subscription..

If you’re already happy with Copilot, great. But if you use it most of the day, especially during rush hours, you may have noticed that their response is slower. If yes, then with priority access Copilot Pro, although Copilot users will be limited to GPT 3.5, you will still be able to use GPT-4 And GPT-4 Turbo.

Another advantage is that with Copilot Pro you can generate 100 images daily compared to 15 for Copilot in the free version. Otherwise, it operates in Spain, USA, Mexico and countries such as Germany, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, India, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, UK and Switzerland.

Who is this AI tool for?

Basically, Copilot Pro is for everyone. According to Microsoft: “individuals, creators and power users who want to get the most out of their Copilot experience.” More precisely, both Copilot and Copilot Pro are easy to use. Whether you get more or less out of it will depend on your knowledge, needs and creativity.

In practice, a subscription to Copilot Pro will depend on use it, you give it Now to the co-pilot. If you barely use it, it’s not worth it. And if you use it extensively but feel comfortable with Copilot, good for you. Copilot Pro is developed for those who need to always have in stock Use your co-pilot and use it regularly for personal and/or professional purposes. Only then will you get the most out of your paid subscription.

Differences between Copilot and Copilot Pro

The co-pilot is free and available online and on Windows, macOS and iPadOS. And as an application on iOS and Android. You will also see the co-pilot in Bing and Edge apps for iOS and Android. For its part, Copilot Pro has a monthly fee and is available on the same platforms and applications.

With Copilot you will have access to GPT 3.5 always GPT 4 and GPT 4 Turbo “off-peak hours”. On the other hand, with Copilot Pro you can always use “GPT-4 and GPT-4 Turbo even during peak hours to improve productivity and complete tasks faster.”

The co-pilot allows generate images with artificial intelligence with a limit of 15 images per day. For its part, Copilot Pro has a limit of 100 images per day. Both options are available from the tool Designerwhich was previously called Bing Image Builder. Another thing about Copilot Pro is that it includes horizontal format in the generated images. Unlike images created with Copilot.

Finally, if you’re a Microsoft 365 subscriber in addition to Copilot Pro, you can use this smart assistant in Office apps like Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and OneNote. Instead of cutting and pasting Copilot chat replies and content, you can integrate it directly into your documents. These features include “drafting documents, summarizing emails, creating presentations,” and more.

Subscription cost

Copilot Pro costs €22 per user per month. This is currently the default plan offered by Microsoft. And although it is not permanent, “subscription monthly fees continue to apply unless canceled in your Microsoft account.”

The rest of the subscription is individual. For now, no subscription to groups, as is the case with ChatGPT in Team and Enterprise versions. This means that “if you have a subscription to Microsoft 365 Family and you share it with other people, each of them will have to purchase their own Copilot Pro subscription to be able to use Copilot in Microsoft 365 Apps.

Get the most out of Copilot Pro

To compress Copilot and Copilot Pro, Microsoft has a page full resources, ideas, videos and other content related to this “AI add-on for everyday life.” While this works for both versions, there are options targeted at the paid version. Especially those related to Word, Outlook, PowerPoint or Excel.

So you will find tips on Write texts from a simple idea summarize the content too long letters transcribe meetings and process this information to better understand it or make presentation draft in seconds. And if you use Copilot or Copilot Pro at work, there’s another dedicated portal full of tips on how to improve your work with Copilot and apps like Teams, Outlook, Word or Excel.

Among the manuals for working with Copilot or Copilot Pro, there is a document that explains How should we ask him? this AI to get the best results. First, tell you what you need: know what a certain concept is, edit text, summarize information, expand short text into a longer document, create content from an idea, make lists… Secondly, Microsoft recommends including four basic elements in our requests to Copilot and Copilot Pro: what do we want to receive, why do we need it, what source of information do we prefer and, finally, what are our expectations or how do you answer us? GPT.

The document also provides advice on what to do and what not to do by asking Copilot and Copilot Pro. do, recommends being clear and specific, having conversations to improve the initial answer, giving examples, writing correctly, being polite, and offering as much detail as possible. On the opposite side, recommends avoiding making inappropriate, vague or unethical requests, using informal language, providing confusing or inconsistent instructions, or repeatedly interrupting responses.