Overview
- Microsoft unveiled the redesigned Copilot on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, folding chat, no‑code/low‑code coding and long‑running agents into one app organized as Home, Code and Autopilot.
- The Home tab now runs full Word, Excel and PowerPoint inside Copilot so users can create and edit documents without switching apps and share edits with coworkers in real time.
- Code uses the same underlying technology as GitHub Copilot to turn plain‑language descriptions into sandboxed apps, dashboards or automations that run inside a customer’s managed tenant.
- Autopilot turns persistent agents into first‑class identities with their own Entra accounts, email, calendar and tenant‑scoped runtime and will enter private preview by the end of the month.
- Microsoft formalized a per‑seat plus usage‑based billing model for heavy agent and coding use, emphasized multi‑model choice and built Agent 365 governance, audit and cost controls to address enterprise security and adoption concerns.