Microsoft 365 Copilot: free trial added to Premium, Standard & add-on plans
What happened
Between the Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026 captures of Microsoft's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Added a one-month free trial ("Try for free") to Business Premium ($32/user/mo), Business Standard ($23.50/user/mo), and the Copilot Business add-on ($18/user/mo) plans; the FAQ previously stated no trial existed. In detail: Added a one-month free trial ("Try for free" + trial terms) to Business Premium, Business Standard, and the Copilot Business add-on plans; the FAQ previously stated no trial existed for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Pulse files it as a packaging change (trial change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Microsoft 365 Personal at $8.33, Microsoft 365 Family at $10.83, Microsoft 365 Premium at $16.67, Microsoft 365 Copilot Business at $18 and Microsoft 365 Copilot at $30.
It lands 35 days after Microsoft's previous change, "Microsoft Microsoft365copilot bundles Copilot into new $32 and $23.50 plans" (Jul 6, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Microsoft Microsoft365copilot adds Copilot Cowork as metered feature" (Jun 22, 2026) and "Microsoft Microsoft365copilot extends Copilot discount through Q3 2026" (Jun 17, 2026). Microsoft has been tracked since 2024-11-16.
In the same window Google, IBM and Adobe also changed their Business Operations pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot · TrialAddedNo one-month free trialone-month free trial
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 Copilot | Trial | No one-month free trial | one-month free trial | Added |
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 Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where one-month free trial now appears.
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Microsoft, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingMicrosoft Microsoft365copilot 365 Copilot: Business plan relabeled as add-on
- Aug 10, 2026packagingMicrosoft 365 Copilot: free trial added to Premium, Standard & add-on plans · this change
- Jul 6, 2026packagingMicrosoft Microsoft365copilot bundles Copilot into new $32 and $23.50 plans
- Jun 22, 2026improvedMicrosoft Microsoft365copilot adds Copilot Cowork as metered feature
- Jun 17, 2026packagingMicrosoft Microsoft365copilot extends Copilot discount through Q3 2026
Across Business Operations in the same window
All Business Operations changesQuestions about this change
Did Microsoft raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: trial change.
What changed on Microsoft's pricing page between Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026?
Microsoft 365 Copilot trial: No one-month free trial → one-month free trial, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 3, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Microsoft change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Microsoft in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Microsoft Microsoft365copilot bundles Copilot into new $32 and $23.50 plans" on Jul 6, 2026; Microsoft has been tracked since 2024-11-16.