Microsoft Copilot adds usage-based billing for advanced AI, prices hold
What happened
Between the Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026 captures of Microsoft's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Usage-based billing for select advanced AI features added; list prices unchanged ($32.00, $23.50, $21.00/$18.00). Everyday AI included in license, advanced AI billed as used; Business plans gain Cowork, Autopilot and advanced AI experiences in SharePoint plus LLM choice and pre-built agents; 1 TB storage and anytime phone/web support bullets dropped from Premium. In detail: Business plans gain Cowork, Autopilot and advanced AI experiences in SharePoint plus LLM choice and pre-built agents; 1 TB cloud storage and Anytime phone/web support bullets dropped from Premium and Standard cards. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change, feature added) with an upward direction. The current page lists Microsoft 365 Copilot Business at $18.
It lands 77 days after Microsoft's previous change, "Microsoft Copilot 365 Copilot: 1-month free trial added to Business plans" (Aug 10, 2026). Microsoft has been tracked since 2024-11-16.
In the same window Salesforce and Google also changed their Business Operations pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · PackagingAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterUsage-based billing for select advanced AI features
- Business · FeatureRemoved
Before1 TB cloud storage and Anytime phone/web support bullets
AfterNot listed
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Packaging | Not listed | Usage-based billing for select advanced AI features | Added |
| Business | Feature | 1 TB cloud storage and Anytime phone/web support bullets | Not listed | Removed |
Values as written on Microsoft's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Microsoft's pricing page (microsoft.com) from Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where Usage-based billing for select advanced AI features now appears.
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Microsoft, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 26, 2026improvedMicrosoft Copilot adds usage-based billing for advanced AI, prices hold · this change
- Aug 10, 2026packagingMicrosoft Copilot 365 Copilot: 1-month free trial added to Business plans
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Questions about this change
Did Microsoft raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change, feature added.
What changed on Microsoft's pricing page between Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026?
Packaging: Not listed → Usage-based billing for select advanced AI features, added; Business feature: 1 TB cloud storage and Anytime phone/web support bullets → Not listed, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Microsoft change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Microsoft in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Microsoft Copilot 365 Copilot: 1-month free trial added to Business plans" on Aug 10, 2026; Microsoft has been tracked since 2024-11-16.