Updated
Updated · ZDNet · Jun 4
Microsoft Launches $200 Microsoft 365 Premium With 50% First-Year Discount
Updated
Updated · ZDNet · Jun 4

Microsoft Launches $200 Microsoft 365 Premium With 50% First-Year Discount

3 articles · Updated · ZDNet · Jun 4

Summary

  • $200-a-year Microsoft 365 Premium has replaced Copilot Pro, with existing Microsoft 365 consumer subscribers able to get the first year for $100.
  • The new plan keeps the old $20-a-month price point but bundles Microsoft 365 Family for up to six users and gives the account owner higher AI usage limits plus exclusive features.
  • Those premium AI tools currently include Researcher, Analyst and a preview Photos Agent, available only through the M365 Copilot web app.
  • Microsoft positions the service against $20 ChatGPT Plus by using similar OpenAI models while adding direct access to Word, Excel and other Office files.
  • The offer mainly targets current Microsoft 365 users who regularly hit AI limits; subscribers who rarely use Copilot are unlikely to need the upgrade.

Insights

Why are Microsoft's premium AI tools limited to one user on a six-person family plan?
Is Microsoft's AI bundle a productivity revolution or a tactic to protect its Office empire?
With AI now inside Office, will it create a new digital divide between AI users and non-users?