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Is anyone here not confused about how Copilot licenses work (free vs paid) and how to choose models for different types of task?

wodenokoto 1y ago
As with many Microsoft products licensing is the most complex part of it.
FauxDemure 1y ago
Yes! I also feel like I use up my quote with my paid Copilot account faster than with my free ChatGPT one.
ape4 1y ago
Just ask Copilot
simonw 1y ago
I'm confused over what anyone means when they say "Copilot", since it could mean the VS Code editor features or various features on github.com or the thing that Microsoft sell as part of their 365 office software. I think this article is about the 365 suite.
- rahimnathwani 1y ago
  Yeah I'm talking about the thing you see when you go to https://m365.cloud.microsoft/chat/ https://m365.cloud.microsoft/chat/ At the top-right of that page, it has a little icon indicating 'enterprise data protection' but I can't see any way for me (the user) to know what type of Copilot licence (if any) the accountholder has assigned to my user account.
  - KoolKat23 1y ago
    If you have the fancy copilot pro, you'll see it in the rest of your office account, such as outlook, where additional features are available such as email summarize etc.
  - airstrike 1y ago
    Such an easy URL too
- kamarg 1y ago
  Good old Microsoft naming. I'll never understand how they can think it's a good idea to release multiple entirely different products and call them all variations of the same thing. One would think they would have solved this problem a decade ago and yet every few years it happens again.
  - 0x457 1y ago
    Someone thought this would reduce marketing budget, since they now cross-promoting.
  - tombert 1y ago
    I love how Microsoft will have three products that compete with themselves, e.g. Lync and Skype and Teams all coexisting at the same time.
- airstrike 1y ago
  There's also "Copilot" which is the AI assistant accessible online and via a desktop app on Windows (and even other OSs)
  - worldsayshi 1y ago
    Your description also works for GitHub copilot.
- parliament32 1y ago
  Don't forget about the Copilot in Windows, which is different from the Copilot in Bing, which is different from Copilot in Edge, which is different from the Copilot in Copilot Studio... and that's not even getting into the various Copilots across different 365 domains (Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales, Microsoft 365 Copilot for Service, Copilot for Microsoft Fabric, Copilot for Dynamics 365, etc are all separate products), plus the enterprise-side Security Copilot...

wodenokoto 1y ago

As with many Microsoft products licensing is the most complex part of it.

FauxDemure 1y ago

Yes! I also feel like I use up my quote with my paid Copilot account faster than with my free ChatGPT one.

ape4 1y ago

Just ask Copilot

simonw 1y ago

I'm confused over what anyone means when they say "Copilot", since it could mean the VS Code editor features or various features on github.com or the thing that Microsoft sell as part of their 365 office software. I think this article is about the 365 suite.

rahimnathwani 1y ago
Yeah I'm talking about the thing you see when you go to https://m365.cloud.microsoft/chat/ https://m365.cloud.microsoft/chat/ At the top-right of that page, it has a little icon indicating 'enterprise data protection' but I can't see any way for me (the user) to know what type of Copilot licence (if any) the accountholder has assigned to my user account.
- KoolKat23 1y ago
  If you have the fancy copilot pro, you'll see it in the rest of your office account, such as outlook, where additional features are available such as email summarize etc.
- airstrike 1y ago
  Such an easy URL too
kamarg 1y ago
Good old Microsoft naming. I'll never understand how they can think it's a good idea to release multiple entirely different products and call them all variations of the same thing. One would think they would have solved this problem a decade ago and yet every few years it happens again.
- 0x457 1y ago
  Someone thought this would reduce marketing budget, since they now cross-promoting.
- tombert 1y ago
  I love how Microsoft will have three products that compete with themselves, e.g. Lync and Skype and Teams all coexisting at the same time.
airstrike 1y ago
There's also "Copilot" which is the AI assistant accessible online and via a desktop app on Windows (and even other OSs)
- worldsayshi 1y ago
  Your description also works for GitHub copilot.
parliament32 1y ago
Don't forget about the Copilot in Windows, which is different from the Copilot in Bing, which is different from Copilot in Edge, which is different from the Copilot in Copilot Studio... and that's not even getting into the various Copilots across different 365 domains (Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales, Microsoft 365 Copilot for Service, Copilot for Microsoft Fabric, Copilot for Dynamics 365, etc are all separate products), plus the enterprise-side Security Copilot...