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title: Meters for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat pay-as-you-go
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description: Learn about the meters for the pay-as-you-go service for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat.
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title: Meters for Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go for IT admins
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description: Enterprise and company IT administrators can learn about the meters for the pay-as-you-go service for Microsoft 365 Copilot, including Copilot Chat.
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ms.author: camillepack
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author: camillepack
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manager: scotv
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ms.date: 03/12/2025
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ms.reviewer:
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ms.date: 04/22/2025
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ms.reviewer: nishanair
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audience: Admin
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ms.topic: get-started
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ms.service: microsoft-365-copilot
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# Meters for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat pay-as-you-go
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# Meters for Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go for IT admins
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When you choose to use pay-as-you-go, usage of M365 Copilot Chat agents is billed to your Azure subscription using Azure meters. The following table describes the meter that is used for measuring usage.
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The Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go service offers a consumption-based option for organizations to access Copilot services, like Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. To learn more about the pay-as-you-go service, see [Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go overview](overview.md).
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When you choose to use pay-as-you-go, usage of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat agents is billed to your Azure subscription using Azure meters. This article provides information about the meters used for billing Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go services.
| Copilot Studio | A billable Copilot Studio message is a request or message sent to the Copilot triggering an action or response. Any agent or custom Copilot usage is billed through Copilot Studio message meter. | $0.01 per message |
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The following table describes the meter that is used for measuring usage.
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| Meter | What is counted? | What is billed? |
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| Copilot Studio | A billable Copilot Studio message is a request or message sent to the Copilot triggering an action or response. Any agent or custom Copilot usage is billed through Copilot Studio message meter. | $0.01 per message |
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To learn more about meters, see [Pay-as-you-go-meters](/power-platform/admin/pay-as-you-go-meters).
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## Next step
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## Related articles
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[Set up pay-as-you-go](setup.md) (article)
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-[Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go service overview](overview.md) (article)
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-[Set up pay-as-you-go for Microsoft 365 Copilot](setup.md) (article)
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-[View costs and billing for Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go](view-cost.md) (article)
title: Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go overview
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description: Learn about the pay-as-you-go service for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and how you can enable consumption-based billing for Copilot.
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description: Enterprise and company IT admins can learn about the pay-as-you-go service for Microsoft 365 Copilot services, including Copilot Chat. Get an overview of the consumption-based billing process, connecting the billing to a Copilot service, and monitoring costs.
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author: camillepack
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manager: scotv
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ms.date: 03/12/2025
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ms.reviewer:
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ms.date: 04/22/2025
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ms.reviewer: nishanair
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audience: Admin
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ms.topic: get-started
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# Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go overview
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# Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go overview for IT admins
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The Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go plan offers a flexible and cost-effective way for organizations to access Copilot services. This plan allows administrators to enable consumption-based billing for specific Copilot scenarios, providing users with the ability to use Copilot features without committing to a full license. This article provides an overview of the pay-as-you-go plan, its benefits, and pricing details.
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The Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go plan offers a flexible and cost-effective way for organizations to access Copilot services. This plan allows administrators to enable consumption-based billing for specific Copilot scenarios, providing users with the ability to use Copilot features without committing to a full license.
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This article provides an overview of the pay-as-you-go plan, its benefits, and pricing details.
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## Why pay-as-you-go?
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The Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go plan offers a flexible and scalable solution for organizations looking to leverage AI capabilities without the commitment of a full license. By enabling consumption-based billing, administrators can better manage costs and provide users with access to powerful Copilot features as needed.
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The Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go plan offers a flexible and scalable solution for organizations looking to use AI capabilities without the commitment of a full license. When you enable consumption-based billing, administrators can better manage costs and provide users with access to Copilot features as needed.
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The following services are available for pay-as-you-go billing:
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- Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
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More services will be added in the future. No ETA.
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### Common use cases
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-**Establish usage patterns** Understand adoption patterns for new apps to determine whether prepaid licenses make financial sense for your business.
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-**Scalability** Organizations can scale their usage based on demand, paying only for the consumption.
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-**Establish usage patterns**- Understand adoption patterns for new apps to determine if prepaid licenses make financial sense for your business.
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-**Scalability**- Organizations can scale their usage based on demand, paying only for the consumption.
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## How does it work?
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The pay-as-you-go plan allows administrators to set up billing for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, enabling users to access declarative agents on a consumption basis. You can manage billing, view costs, and turn off services as needed.
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The pay-as-you-go plan allows administrators to set up billing and enable users to access declarative agents on a consumption basis. You can manage billing, view costs, and turn off services as needed.
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The following administrator roles in the Microsoft 365 admin center can view and manage pay-as-you-go:
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The following administrator roles in the [Microsoft 365 admin center](https://admin.microsoft.com) can view and manage pay-as-you-go:
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- Global administrator
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### Billing process
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## Billing process
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The billing process requires two steps:
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1. Add a billing policy
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2. Connect billing policy to Copilot services
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### Add a billing policy
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The billing policy acts as a distinct billing identifier that can be associated with a group responsible for the incurred cost. The main objectives of a pay-as-you-go billing policy are:
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- To allocate billing responsibilities across departments
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- To facilitate the reuse of billing configurations across various pay-as-you-go scenarios
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- To enable administrators to enforce governance
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- To link users to a policy, establishing billing rules for a group of users
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When you link your Azure subscription to a service for pay-as-you-go billing in the Microsoft 365 admin center, you're billed on a pay-as-you-go basis for the service you set up.
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For the steps to add or update a billing policy, see [Set up pay-as-you-go for Microsoft 365 Copilot](setup.md).
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You can cancel or delete your subscription at any time to stop processing and billing.
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#### What you need to know
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-**Creating a billing policy** defines the billing infrastructure for pay-as-you-go that consists of an Azure subscription and a set of users. Creating a billing policy doesn't complete the billing setup. The billing policy must be connected to the Copilot service to complete the setup.
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-**Deleting a billing policy** removes the billing infrastructure. Any connected services are disconnected from pay-as-you-go billing.
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### Connect billing policy to Copilot services
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After you create a billing policy, the admin must link it to a Copilot service, such as Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. This connection enables all users covered by the billing policy to access the Copilot service.
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Admins can disconnect a billing policy when it's no longer needed for the service. Upon disconnection, users linked to that billing policy lose access to the metered agents in the Copilot service.
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The following conditions apply when managing billing policies:
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- Admins can connect or disconnect a billing policy one at a time.
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- Disconnect an existing "all users" billing policy before connecting to a user-specific billing policy.
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### Process for new feature releases
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In the future, new features using pay-as-you-go billing will be announced via a message center post. When the features become available, users in your organization will be able to take advantage of those capabilities. Pay-as-you-go billing is disabled by default. A global admin or owner to the subscription can enable or disable Microsoft 365 pay-as-you-go features in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
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In the future, new features using pay-as-you-go billing are announced in a [message center](/microsoft-365/admin/manage/message-center) post. When the features become available, users in your organization can take advantage of those capabilities. Pay-as-you-go billing is disabled by default. A global admin or owner to the subscription can enable or disable Microsoft 365 pay-as-you-go features in the [Microsoft 365 admin center](https://admin.microsoft.com).
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## Pricing details
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When you use a Microsoft Pay-as-you-go service linked to an Azure subscription, the service gets billed using the Azure subscription that you specified when you set up Pay-as-you-go billing. The Azure subscription uses the Azure meter set up for the service.
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When you use a Microsoft pay-as-you-go service linked to an Azure subscription, the service gets billed using the Azure subscription that you specified when you set up pay-as-you-go billing. The Azure subscription uses the Azure meter set up for the service.
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To learn more about meters, see [Meters for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat pay-as-you-go](meters.md).
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To learn more about meters, see [Meters for Microsoft 365 pay-as-you-go](meters.md).
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## Monitoring and billing
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The organization's consumption of the pay-as-you-go service can be monitored on the [Cost Management](/microsoft-365/commerce/use-cost-mgmt) page in the Microsoft 365 admin center for each of the Microsoft 365 pay-as-you-go services that you use.
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The organization's consumption of the pay-as-you-go service can be monitored in the [Microsoft 365 admin center](https://admin.microsoft.com) > [Cost Management](/microsoft-365/commerce/use-cost-mgmt) page for each Microsoft 365 pay-as-you-go service that you use.
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Administrators can also view the cost breakdown and analysis in [Microsoft Cost Management](/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/overview-cost-management).
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Billing for services is done through the Azure subscription that you associate to the service.
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To learn more, see [View costs and billing for Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go](view-cost.md).
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## Next step
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## Related articles
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[Meters](meters.md) (article)
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-[Set up pay-as-you-go for Microsoft 365 Copilot](setup.md) (article)
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-[Meters for Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go](meters.md) (article)
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-[View costs and billing for Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go](view-cost.md) (article)
title: Set up Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat pay-as-you-go
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description: Learn how to set up pay-as-you-go billing for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat.
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title: Set up Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go for IT admins
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description: Enterprise and company IT administrators can use the Microsoft 365 admin center to set up the Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go feature. Get step-by-step instructions on setting up a billing policy, connecting the billing policy to the pay-as-you-go Copilot service, and removing pay-as-you-go.
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ms.date: 03/12/2025
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ms.topic: get-started
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- ✅ Microsoft 365 Copilot
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# Set up pay-as-you-go for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
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# Set up pay-as-you-go for Microsoft 365 Copilot services for IT admins
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Setting up the pay-as-you-go plan for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat can be done directly from the Microsoft 365 admin center. This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to set up and manage pay-as-you-go billing.
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The Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go service offers a consumption-based option for organizations to access Copilot services, like Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. To learn more about the pay-as-you-go service, see [Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go overview](overview.md).
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You can set up the pay-as-you-go plan directly in the Microsoft 365 admin center. This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to set up and manage pay-as-you-go billing.
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## Prerequisites
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- You must have an owner or contributor Azure role to an Azure resource group linked to the same Azure subscription to set up the pay-as-you-go service.
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- To learn more, see [Use the Azure portal and Azure Resource Manager to Manage Resource Groups](/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/manage-resource-groups-portal).
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- One of the following administrator roles:
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- One of the following Microsoft 365 administrator roles:
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## Step 1 - Add a billing policy
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The first step is to add a billing policy.
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1. In the [Microsoft 365 admin center](https://admin.microsoft.com), go to **Copilot** > **Billing & usage**.
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2. On the **Billing policies** tab, select **Add a billing policy**.
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3. Select the Azure subscription, resource group, and region for the pay-as-you-go setup.
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4. Select the user scope for the billing policy:
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-**All Users**: All users in the tenant are included in the billing policy
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-**Specific group**: Assign a specific security group to be included in the billing policy
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5. Review the details and select **Create policy** to complete the creation on billing policy.
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1. In the admin center, go to the **Pay-as-you-go services** tab.
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2. Select **Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat** and select the billing policy you created.
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1. In the Microsoft 365 admin center, go to **Copilot** > **Settings**.
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Disabling pay-as-you-go for a Copilot service involves disconnecting the billing policies associated with the service, like Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat.
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1. In the admin center, go to the **Pay-as-you-go services** tab, and select the Copilot service, like Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat.
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2. Unselect the billing policy, one at a time to disconnect the billing policy.
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3. Read and accept the confirmation. This step completes the disconnection.
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When you turn off pay-as-you-go, it can take up to two hours for users to stop being able to use the agents. If the agent hasn't been used, then it stops being available when pay-as-you-go is turned off.
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## Delete a billing policy
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## Managing pay-as-you-gobilling
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1. In the admin center, select a billing policy, and select the **Delete billing policy** button.
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-**View usage and costs** You can view detailed reports on Copilot usage and the associated costs.
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-**Edit billing** Modify an unhealthy Azure subscription, resource group, and billing region.
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-**Turn off billing** You can turn off pay-as-you-go billing for any of the Copilot services, removing the service from the agent's view. Once the service has been turned off, users without a Copilot license won't be able to use the service.
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If you already set up pay-as-you-go in the Power Platform admin center, the two setups can coexist. You can create another setup in the Microsoft 365 admin center without being double billed. The billing system ensures that you're only billed once for your user's usage, regardless of the setup location.
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> When turning off pay-as-you-go, it may take up to two hours for users to stop being able to use the agents. Additionally, if the agent hasn't been used, it will no longer be accessible once pay-as-you-go is turned off.
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Although the setups can coexist, we recommend you turn off pay-as-you-go in the Power Platform admin center before you enable it in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
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## Next step
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## Related articles
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[View costs](view-cost.md) (article)
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-[Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go service overview](overview.md) (article)
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-[Meters for Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go](meters.md) (article)
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-[View costs and billing for Microsoft 365 Copilot pay-as-you-go](view-cost.md) (article)
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