MicroSoft 365 Home is increasing by 30% in 2025?

Couldn't agree more! I do not want Copilot - never asked for it and now next year I'll be forced to pay money for something I won't use. Why do tech companies always force what they think is good for us on us?

They should offer it as an add on for those who wish to adopt it. I will spend the time deciding if I should move to Google or Libre suite.

Microsoft 365 Family Classic is "Available for a Limited Time"
Yes, the product team may discontinue Microsoft 365 Classic subscription in about a year, and everyone will be forced to upgrade to the new pricing.

This needs pushback because what you're describing is absolutely disgusting business practice. A forced upgrade and price increase - but you can keep what you have now at the same price - but only for one year. This is not available in the "manage" section, only the "cancel" section. Disgusting.

Hi BKSlone,

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

As you have learned in another thread. The reason for the subscription price increase is that the product team has added Copilot to all Office applications starting from January 16, 2025. As a cost for unlimited use of AI, Microsoft has raised the subscription price.

However, if you do not need this feature, you can downgrade your subscription to Microsoft 365 Classic subcription, which will reduce the subscription price by $30. Correspondingly, your monthly quota for using Copilot to assist in creating documents will be limited. For more information about the Microsoft 365 Classic subscription and how to cancel your subscription for a refund, please refer to: Switching to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Classic Plans - Microsoft Support

I hope my explanation helps you understand the reason for your subscription price increase. Although the decision to raise prices was not made by me, I completely understand how you feel. Copilot can indeed be disabled, but this falls outside the scope of the discussion on the subscription price increase thread. I will address your other thread about disabling Copilot later.

If you have any further questions or want to share more context about the subscription price increase, please let me know in your reply!

Best Regards,

Thomas C - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

I too in sample predicament, don't want AI. I found how to revert back to Classic, I went to my account, select cancel where the three options exists to keep 30% increase coming with AI, OR select Classic that remains as is at $99, no change to my other family members or select personal

Hope that helps

30%? Consider yourself Lucky...

In Norway, the subscription price has increased by a whopping 88% from one day to the next. It's for AI elements I won't use. Designer is not worth the money at all. For example, what is the point of being able to remove the background, without the possibility to replace the background? To be able to use AI in Outlook, only Microsoft addresses such as @outlook.com can be used. I have no interest in changing my email address which I have had for 20 years.

Also very tired of the eternal hassle of upgrading 365 to a family subscription, buying Copilot, more storage space for One Drive. I know which services I want and how much cloud storage I need. I don't have numbers on how many times I see advertisements in a product I subscribe to, every single day. I

t is aggressive marketing that does not suit our culture. Very different from the US.. The times I've been in the US, for I can't watch TV. Here in Norway, it is not allowed to interrupt an episode of, for example, "Yellowstone" with advertising. The commercial time is a few minutes between each program.