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Microsoft updates Copilot with 'Autopilot' OpenClaw agent and usage-based billing
Microsoft is reorganizing the Copilot app into Home, Code, and a new Autopilot agent built on OpenClaw that will run continuously in the cloud and act proactively for businesses; Autopilot enters private preview in late September. The company is also shifting Autopilot, Code and Cowork to usage-based billing while keeping chat and Office integrations under the standard Copilot license, and adding model-routing and FinOps tools to manage costs.
KEY POINTS
- Microsoft is reorganizing the Copilot app into Home, Code, and a new Autopilot agent built on OpenClaw that will run continuously in the cloud and act proactively for businesses; Autopilot enters private preview in late September.
- The company is also shifting Autopilot, Code and Cowork to usage-based billing while keeping chat and Office integrations under the standard Copilot license, and adding model-routing and FinOps tools to manage costs.
- This changes how enterprises deploy and pay for AI assistants inside Microsoft 365—introducing always-on agent capabilities, per-instance cloud resources, and a usage-based billing model that affects cost and governance.
WHY IT MATTERS
This changes how enterprises deploy and pay for AI assistants inside Microsoft 365—introducing always-on agent capabilities, per-instance cloud resources, and a usage-based billing model that affects cost and governance.