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title: "Understand licensing requirements for Microsoft 365 Copilot"
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title: "License options for Microsoft 365 Copilot"
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f1.keywords:
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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: 11/19/2024
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ms.date: 01/30/2025
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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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description: "Understand which plans include Microsoft 365 Copilot, licensing requirements, and availability."
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description: "See the Microsoft 365 subscription plans that let you add-on Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses."
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- ✅ Microsoft 365 Copilot
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# Understand licensing requirements for Microsoft 365 Copilot
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# License plans for Microsoft 365 Copilot
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Microsoft 365 Copilot is available as an [add-on plan](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-copilot) with one of the following licensing prerequisites.
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Microsoft 365 Copilot is available as an [add-on plan](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-copilot) with one of the licensing prerequisites listed in this article. To learn more about Microsoft 365 Copilot, see [Microsoft 365 Copilot overview](microsoft-365-copilot-overview.md) and [Microsoft 365 Copilot architecture and how it works](microsoft-365-copilot-architecture.md).
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## For Business and Enterprise
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Use the information in this article to determine if your organization has the correct Microsoft 365 subscription plan to add Microsoft 365 Copilot. If you or your account doesn't have the right plan, you can purchase a new plan or possibly upgrade your existing plan.
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To learn more, see:
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- For businesses - [Upgrade or change to a different Microsoft 365 for business plan](/microsoft-365/commerce/subscriptions/upgrade-to-different-plan)
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- For home - [Switch between Microsoft 365 subscriptions](https://support.microsoft.com/office/switch-between-microsoft-365-subscriptions-3fcc1efc-2722-427f-8efa-db94b9b0a36b)
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To determine your current subscription, including canceling any subscriptions, sign into your [Microsoft account subscription](https://account.microsoft.com/services).
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- For pricing - [Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing and plans](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot)
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This article applies to:
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- Microsoft 365 Copilot
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## Microsoft 365 Copilot license
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To add Microsoft 365 Copilot to your Microsoft 365 subscription, you need one of the following Microsoft 365 subscription plans. The Copilot license is available as an add-on.
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### Business and Enterprise licenses
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-**Microsoft 365 plans:**
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- Microsoft 365 E5
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- SharePoint Plan 1
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-**OneDrive for Business plans:**
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- OneDrive for Business Plan 1
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- OneDrive for Business Plan 2
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-**OneDrive for work and school plans:**
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- OneDrive for work and school Plan 1
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- OneDrive for work and school Plan 2
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-**Planner and Project plans:**
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- Microsoft Planner Plan 1 (formerly Project Plan 1)
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-**Other plans:**
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- Microsoft ClipChamp
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## For Education Faculty and Higher Education Students Aged 18+
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### Education Faculty and Higher Education Students Aged 18+ licenses
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The following plans are only available using [Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES)](https://download.microsoft.com/download/F/6/6/F6611596-992F-498A-A8EE-B0B39A6A4D0A/Enrollment_for_Education_Solutions_Licensing_Guide.pdf) or Cloud Solution Provider (CSP).
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- Microsoft 365 A1
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> [!NOTE]
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> Customers with Education or Business subscriptions that don't include Teams can purchase Microsoft 365 Copilot licenses.
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## Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat license
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[Copilot Chat](/copilot/overview) is the popular prompt and response experience. There are two Copilot Chat options available: web-based chat and work-based chat.
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- Web-based chat:
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- Shows results from the internet.
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- Automatically included in your Microsoft 365 subscription with no extra cost.
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- Work-based chat:
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- Shows results that the Microsoft Entra work or school account can access.
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- Is available with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license.
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-[Learn more about Copilot Chat](/copilot/overview)
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-[Manage Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat](/copilot/manage)
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-[Select the Copilot that's right for your organization](which-copilot-for-your-organization.md)
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## Assign licenses
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In the Microsoft 365 admin center, there's a [Microsoft 365 Copilot setup guide](https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?Q=learndocs#/modernonboarding/microsoft365copilotsetupguide). You can use this guide to step through the admin center to assign the required licenses.
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The [Set up Microsoft 365 Copilot admin guide](microsoft-365-copilot-setup.md) describes other features that you should also configure, including reviewing your Microsoft 365 apps privacy settings, setting the update channels, and more.
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*Available via Enrollment for Education Solutions (EES) or Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) only.
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-[Assign licenses to users in the Microsoft 365 admin center](/microsoft-365/admin/manage/assign-licenses-to-users)
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-[Learn more about the Microsoft 365 Copilot requirements](microsoft-365-copilot-requirements.md)
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## Related articles
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You can use the [Microsoft 365 Copilot setup guide](https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home?Q=learndocs#/modernonboarding/microsoft365copilotsetupguide) in the Microsoft 365 admin center to assign the required licenses to users. For more information, see [Assign licenses to users in the Microsoft 365 admin center](/microsoft-365/admin/manage/assign-licenses-to-users) and [Microsoft 365 Copilot requirements](microsoft-365-copilot-requirements.md).
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-[Which Copilot is right for my organization?](which-copilot-for-your-organization.md)
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