M365 Copilot for Education Plans and Features Comparison

Feature Microsoft 365 Copilot for Education Copilot Free Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Microsoft 365 Personal / Family
Model Access Access to Microsoft Copilot integrated across Microsoft 365 apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) with enterprise-grade AI capabilities Access via web/browser and apps; limited integration; Access to Copilot Chat (general-purpose AI assistant) with web grounding and limited enterprise integrations Access to Copilot within Microsoft 365 apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Designer) for personal productivity
Speed High-priority performance for institutional workloads Standard performance with possible delays Standard performance (varies by service demand) Faster than free Copilot Chat with moderate priority
Usage Limits Pooled institutional capacity; high-throughput requests; expanded context; unlimited chat interactions; advanced agents supported Standard chat; throttling possible Standard chat-only throughput; may be throttled during peak; limited file reasoning; no advanced agents AI credit–based usage; moderate throughput; expanded consumer Copilot features; monthly action caps
Intended For Universities, students, faculty, and institutional staff General casual users General users with school accounts needing AI chat assistance Individuals and families using Microsoft 365 for personal productivity
Priority Access Elevated priority for institutional and licensed users Standard priority Standard priority (non-licensed or basic tier) Priority over free Copilot Chat users when using paid Microsoft 365 features
Data Privacy Enterprise-grade privacy, compliance, and data protection; prompts and data not used to train models Consumer privacy policies Enterprise data protection for work/school accounts; varies by configuration Standard consumer privacy policies under Microsoft Services Agreement
Support Dedicated institutional support and admin-level service Standard support Standard support Standard support
Pricing $276 per user per year Free Included with UGA Account Subscription-based (~$9.99 per month Personal, ~$12.99 per month Family)