What is Microsoft Copilot Studio?

Microsoft Copilot Studio is a low-code platform for building, publishing, and managing AI agents and workflows. Agents can be published to channels such as Microsoft Teams, websites, and Microsoft 365 Copilot. Learn more at microsoft.com.

Is Copilot Studio the same as Power Virtual Agents?

Copilot Studio is the successor to Power Virtual Agents. Microsoft included Power Virtual Agents in Copilot Studio, so existing chatbot features continue alongside newer agent capabilities.

Do I need to code to use Copilot Studio?

No. You can create agents with natural language and a graphical interface. Developers can extend agents with connectors, APIs, and custom actions.

What are autonomous agents in Copilot Studio?

Autonomous agents are triggered by events, such as a new email or record change, and perform multi-step tasks in the background with minimal user prompting.

How does Copilot Studio pricing work?

Copilot Studio uses Copilot Credits, available through prepaid capacity packs or a pay-as-you-go meter. Employee-facing use may be included for users with Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses. Check Microsoft's billing and licensing documentation for current details.

Does Copilot Studio work with Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot?

Yes. You can publish agents to Teams and to Microsoft 365 Copilot, among other channels. Some channels depend on your plan, so review the licensing documentation.

Is Copilot Studio secure for enterprise use?

Copilot Studio runs in Power Platform environments with governance tools such as Managed Environments and data loss prevention. Security depends on your configuration, so review Microsoft's documentation and your organization's policies.

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Microsoft Copilot Studio

Low-code enterprise agent platform for building autonomous AI agents, workflows and multi-agent business processes across Microsoft and external systems.

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Starting Price

Pay-as-you-go $0.01/Copilot Credit · Capacity pack $200/month

AI Agents

AI agents with instructions, knowledge, tools, actions and autonomous/proactive execution

Integrations

Hundreds of Power Platform connectors including Microsoft and third-party enterprise services

Best For

Microsoft-centric organizations / enterprises / IT and business teams building governed AI agents and workflows

About Microsoft Copilot Studio

Microsoft Copilot Studio combines natural-language and graphical agent building, generative orchestration, workflows, human review, enterprise knowledge, connectors, REST APIs, MCP, computer use, multi-agent handoffs and governance.

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Pricing

3 specifications

Starting Price	Pay-as-you-go $0.01/Copilot Credit · Capacity pack $200/month
Free Plan	Free trial available for building/testing; standalone production usage requires paid Copilot Studio capacity or pay-as-you-go
Usage Limits / Credits	PAYG: $0.01/Copilot Credit · pack: 25,000 credits/month for $200 · classic answer 1 credit · generative answer 2 · agent action 5 · tenant graph grounding 10 · agent-flow actions 13 credits/100 actions

Overview

4 specifications

Primary Use Case	Enterprise AI agents, autonomous business processes and low-code workflow automation
Best For	Microsoft-centric organizations / enterprises / IT and business teams building governed AI agents and workflows
Deployment	Microsoft cloud; agents publish to Microsoft 365 Copilot, Teams, websites, mobile apps and external channels
Ease of Use	Intermediate; natural-language and low-code building with enterprise configuration depth

Automation

13 specifications

AI Agents	AI agents with instructions, knowledge, tools, actions and autonomous/proactive execution
No-Code Builder	Natural-language creation plus graphical low-code agent/workflow designers

Custom Integrations	Custom connectors, REST APIs and custom/existing MCP servers
API Access	Agents can call REST APIs and business systems; custom APIs can be exposed through connectors and MCP
Webhooks	Event/custom-trigger patterns available through connectors, flows and APIs; exact webhook implementation depends on connector/flow design
Custom Code	Low-code first; custom logic can be extended through Power Platform, APIs, Azure services and MCP tools
Self-Hosting	Microsoft-managed cloud service; no public self-hosted Copilot Studio deployment

LLM Support	Microsoft-provided models plus bring-your-own models from Azure model catalog/Foundry; BYOM billed separately
Knowledge Base / RAG	Grounding from SharePoint, OneDrive, Dataverse, public websites and custom enterprise data sources
Memory	Conversational context and memory supported by GitHub Copilot and standard harness agents
Supported AI Models	Microsoft-managed models across Copilot Studio harnesses; BYO models from Azure model catalog/Foundry supported and billed separately

Collaboration	Tenant/environment-based authoring and governance with Power Platform administration and role-based access
Monitoring & Logs	Production monitoring, analytics, activity/history and Power Platform governance for agents and workflows
Enterprise Plan	Enterprise-scale capacity via pay-as-you-go, $200 credit packs or discounted annual pre-purchase commitments
SSO / Enterprise Security	Microsoft Entra ID, Power Platform governance, environment controls, roles and enterprise Microsoft security/compliance stack

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