Control usage-based AI consumption and spending

  • Module
  • 8 Units
Intermediate
Administrator
Technology Manager
Business User
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Microsoft Copilot Studio
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Admin Center
Microsoft Copilot

Learn how to control spend for usage-based AI in Microsoft 365 by deciding who can use which services, setting limits and alerts, managing credit requests, assigning the right admin roles, and governing agents with Agent 365.

Learning objectives

After completing this module, you'll be able to:

  • Decide who can use usage-based AI services and agents with spending policies.
  • Set limits and alerts, and describe what users see when they reach a limit.
  • Manage credit requests and know who approves them.
  • Assign admin roles and decision rights for cost management.
  • Describe how Agent 365 governs agents alongside Cost Management.

Prerequisites

  • Completion of Understand the economics of usage-based AI, or equivalent familiarity with Copilot Credits and the Copilot commercial model.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Entra ID groups and admin roles.
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