Included Security Compute Units

Overview

In November 2025 Microsoft announced that Security Copilot Security Compute Units (SCUs) would be included with Microsoft 365 E5 licenses at a rate of 400 SCUs for every 1,000 licenses. The Learn documentation goes further and states that ALL Microsoft 365 E5 customers will be eligible for this benefit and gives a further example of a customer with 400 licenses who’ll get 160 SCUs. That’s 1 SCU for every 2.5 licenses, and of course it’s a monthly allowance with no rollover to the next month.

Rollout started in November 2025 for existing Security Copilot customers with Microsoft 365 E5, and will continue in the following months for all other Microsoft 365 E5 customers. Eligible customers receive a 30-day notification before activation.

Notes for Public Sector

Education

Neither the Product Terms, nor Microsoft’s Modern Work Plan Comparison document for Education, indicate that Microsoft 365 A5 includes Security Compute Units.

US Government

Neither the Product Terms, nor Microsoft’s Modern Work Plan Comparison documents for GCC, GCC-High, or DoD, indicate that Microsoft 365 G5 includes Security Compute Units.