Microsoft adds usage-based pricing to Copilot Cowork

Microsoft now charges for Copilot Cowork by usage on top of Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Microsoft has turned Copilot Cowork into a metered product, and the bill can climb fast when tasks get more complex. The agent is now generally available, with pricing tied to model use, context retrieval, tool calls, and runtime.

That matters because Microsoft is packaging a cloud-run AI worker, not a simple chat add-on. The company says customers can choose from Anthropic models,