AgentsMicrosoft Copilot Studio
Microsoft's agent builder, separate from M365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot. Microsoft's low-code builder for custom agents. It's separate from Microsoft 365 Copilot, the assistant inside Office apps, and from GitHub Copilot, the coding assistant. Use it to build agents for your organization, or to publish them to websites, apps and other external channels.
✓ Last verified October 15, 2026 from official sourcesCopilot Credit packs: 25,000 credits for $200/mo (tenant-wide), or pay-as-you-go. Prepaying with Commit Units saves up to 20%. Microsoft 365 Copilot users can build agents for internal use, but publishing to outside channels needs a standalone Copilot Studio plan.
Microsoft-centric organizations building internal or customer-facing agents.
Cloud, in your Microsoft tenant, with data-residency options. Skill level: Intermediate.
What it's great at
- Agents for websites and Teams
- Governed, credit-based budgets
What it can do
- Build autonomous agents and agents for external channels
- Grounds agents in Work IQ, Microsoft's work-data intelligence layer
- Admins set credit budgets and usage limits per user group
Example tasks to try
- An IT help-desk agent in Teams that answers from your SharePoint policies.
Start in 5 minutes
- Start a free Copilot Studio trial
- Create an agent from a template
- Test it internally before publishing to any external channel
Go to Microsoft's official page →
Watch out for
Credits are tenant-wide, so set budgets per group.
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Microsoft Copilot Studio
Microsoft's agent builder, separate from M365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot.
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