Copilot without individual license

Question

Can I can use Copilot without license in M365 applications, in Siemens Energy?

Answer 1

Copilot Chat can be used without an individual Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on license, but only if the Siemens Energy Microsoft 365 tenant and administrators allow it and the account has a qualifying Microsoft 365 business subscription.

From the available information:

• Copilot Chat is included at no additional cost with a qualifying Microsoft 365 business subscription for work or school accounts. In this case, it provides:
  • Web-grounded responses
  • Content awareness of the currently open document/page/email in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, and Edge
  • Drafting and editing assistance
  • Pay-as-you-go agents
• Without a Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on license, work data reasoning is limited to uploaded files and Context IQ (CIQ) in Copilot Chat can only reference files, not people, meetings, Teams content, or emails.
• With a Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on license, additional capabilities are unlocked, such as full work data grounding (emails, meetings, chats, files), advanced and custom agents, priority model access, and deeper integration across Microsoft 365 apps.
• Even if technically eligible, Copilot features may be disabled or restricted by the organization’s admin or may not be available in a given region. In that case, Copilot Chat will not appear, or some features will be turned off.

In an environment like Siemens Energy, whether Copilot can be used without an individual Copilot license depends on:

1. Having a qualifying Microsoft 365 business subscription for the work account.
2. The tenant admin not having disabled Copilot or Copilot Chat.

If Copilot Chat is not visible in the Microsoft 365 Copilot app or in Office apps, the admin must be contacted to confirm whether Copilot is enabled for the tenant and which licenses and features are allowed.

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References:

• How Copilot Chat works with and without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license
• The Microsoft 365 app transition to the Microsoft 365 Copilot app
• Using Context IQ to refer to specific files, people, and more in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat