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Power Platform licensing resources – July 2026

The Power Platform licensing resources are updated for July 2026.

Both the Licensing Guide and the Licensing Deck are adjusted to show Pay-As-You-Go as the preferred purchasing method for Copilot Credits, followed by the Copilot Credits Pre-Purchase Plan, the Agent Pre-Purchase Plan, and finally the Copilot Credits Capacity Pack. The Licensing Deck also contains new text explaining that use of Work IQ APIs by Copilot Studio Agents is not included in a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and will consume Copilot Credits. Finally, there’s a link to the (exciting!) brand-new Copilot Credits Guide in the resources section.

The one-click “Power Platform” filter in our subscriber-exclusive Licensing Guides Gallery gives you quick access to every version of the licensing resources: https://bit.ly/GuidesGallery. You’ll also find details of all the changes to be aware (and wary) of with our “What’s New” and “Cautionary Notes” labels. If you’re not yet a subscriber, grab a copy of the Licensing Guide here: https://bit.ly/4arONT6, and the Licensing Deck here: https://bit.ly/4y0Z5DI.

Copilot Cowork now GA

Microsoft announce the general availability of Copilot Cowork.

Rather than just another standalone Agent, Copilot Cowork is an “agentic system” that lets you execute complex, long-running tasks in the background, powered by Work IQ. Unlike a standard Copilot prompt, you can hand off multi-step workflows and watch the results unfold. For example, it can pull marketing reports from a SharePoint folder, review and compare data, or build complete PowerPoint decks. In terms of licensing, you’ll need a Microsoft 365 Copilot licence and consumption-based billing configured.

This uses the familiar currency of Copilot Credits, consuming varied amounts based on the task complexity. To assist with understanding potential costs, Microsoft encourage you to categorise likely tasks as Light, Medium, or Heavy, and provide a useful Customer Cowork Estimator spreadsheet. Here you can supply the numbers of users and amount of Light/Medium/Heavy tasks to generate an estimated average price per user per month. Find that spreadsheet here: https://bit.ly/4uLQQIF.

For further resources, check out the announcement here: https://bit.ly/4oSBp0l, some examples of what Cowork can do here: https://bit.ly/43LK8rf, and a Partner Launch Kit here: https://bit.ly/4xBcT7w.

Copilot Credits Guide

Microsoft have released a brand-new Copilot Credits Guide!

While some sections are the same as the existing Licensing Guides for Copilot Studio, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform, this 12-page guide adds to that information with details of Copilot Cowork, Work IQ API, and some more guidance on AI administration.

You can grab your copy of the (increasingly rarely-published) PDF guide here: https://bit.ly/4esvZUM or view the website version here: https://bit.ly/44ov5Uz.

Work IQ API is generally available

Microsoft have announced the general availability of Work IQ API from 16 June 2026.

Work IQ has been around for a while, providing the intelligence system that connects Microsoft 365 Copilot to an organisation’s internal Microsoft 365 data such as emails, chats, and documents that are exposed via Microsoft Graph. The news is the access to the Work IQ API external interface that lets developers build custom AI Agents outside the standard Microsoft 365 Copilot ecosystem, while providing those Agents access to the same insights you’d get with Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Consumption-based charges apply based on app and Agent Work IQ API calls, and on grounding in Microsoft 365 data. A static charge per call applies, paired with a variable cost based on the complexity of the request. Microsoft have introduced a new Cost Management Dashboard in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center to help IT admins review and manage charges and spend. Work IQ API usage is paid for using Copilot Credits, and no separate licence or SKU is required. The usual purchasing options apply: Pay-As-You-Go, Copilot Credits Capacity Packs, Copilot Credit Pre-Purchase Plan, or an Agent Pre-Purchase Plan.

Find the customer announcement here: https://bit.ly/44h1WL1, the partner announcement (with some useful resources) here: https://bit.ly/4vaBZsh, an article with pricing scenarios here: https://bit.ly/3QgQETR, and extra details in a partner-only FAQ here: https://bit.ly/4ebpnv7.

Microsoft Copilot Studio Licensing Guide

There’s an updated (May 2026) Copilot Studio Licensing Guide.

There aren’t many changes this month – the main edits are around some reworking of the Appendix (C): Terminology list. There’s also text added indicating that Voice Agents consume Copilot Credits based on the total call length and the configured voice orchestration.

The one-click “Copilot Studio” filter in our Licensing Guides Gallery gives subscribers quick access to all versions of the Licensing Guide: https://bit.ly/GuidesGallery. You’ll also find details of all the changes to be aware (and wary) of with our “What’s New” and “Cautionary Notes” features. Grab your copy of the guide here: https://bit.ly/4n9QjOw.

Dynamics 365 licensing resources

The latest (May 2026) Dynamics 365 licensing resources are now available.

In the Licensing Guide, the Supplier Communications Agent in Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management has been renamed to the Procurement Agent and there’s more information added about what it can do for you.

Meanwhile, the Licensing Deck now shows that AI-Powered Data Enrichment is one of Sales Premium’s capabilities. This functionality analyses recent email interactions and suggests or makes updates to opportunity records. You pay for it with Copilot Credits, based on the number of emails processed by the Agent for matching and enriching the opportunity records. Find more information on that here: https://bit.ly/497uGJb.

The one-click “Dynamics 365” filter in our Licensing Guides Gallery gives subscribers quick access to the documents and all the updates to be aware (and wary!) of: https://bit.ly/GuidesGallery. Grab the Licensing Guide here: https://bit.ly/4wfaqPO, and its sidekick, the Licensing Deck here: https://bit.ly/4w9nVjT.

Power Platform licensing resources

There are updated (May 2026) Power Platform licensing resources with only a few minor updates.

In the Licensing Guide there’s some rewording of the Dataverse MCP Server section and adjustments made to some of the entries in the Appendix A: Terminology list. As far as the Licensing Deck goes, there’s text added to explain that Voice Agents consume Copilot Credits based on the total call length and the configured voice orchestration.

The one-click “Power Platform” filter in our Licensing Guides Gallery provides subscribers with quick access to these licensing resources: https://bit.ly/GuidesGallery. You’ll also find details of all the changes to be aware (and wary) of with our “What’s New” and “Cautionary Notes” features. Non-subscribers can find the latest Licensing Guide here: https://bit.ly/4taNDlf and its sidekick, the Licensing Deck here: https://bit.ly/3Pp91Ft.

GitHub Copilot moves to usage-based billing

Advanced tasks in GitHub Copilot have historically been covered by Premium Requests, with each GitHub Copilot plan being allocated a set number of Premium Requests, and more available to be purchased on a Pay-As-You-Go basis as required.

In April 2026 Microsoft announced that Premium Requests would be replaced by GitHub AI Credits from June 1, 2026. Again, each plan includes a set number of GitHub AI Credits, but the consumption of these units is now linked more closely to the actual usage with longer, more advanced tasks and use of higher-capability AI models consuming more units. 1 AI Credit = $0.01, in common with other AI consumption units, such as Copilot Credits.

Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/4weo0Tz.

Azure SRE Agent

Microsoft announce the general availability of the Azure SRE Agent. It’s interesting from a licensing perspective because it’s a pre-built Azure Agent and thus doesn’t consume the same Copilot Credits that Copilot Studio Agents do. Instead, it consumes a new measure – Azure Agent Units or AAUs. This, clearly, is a bit of a headache if you have Agents using different units and that’s where the Agent Pre-Purchase Plan comes in. This is a cost-effective way of purchasing Agent Commit Units which can be consumed by usage of both Copilot Credits and Azure Agent Units.

You can find more information on the Agent Pre-Purchase Plan on our blog here: https://bit.ly/4uILb7v, and the Azure SRE Agent announcement article is here: https://bit.ly/3NHs9h6.

Microsoft Copilot Studio Licensing Guide

There’s a new (March 2026) Copilot Studio Licensing Guide. It has fleshed-out detail on the recently introduced Agent Pre-Purchase Plan, which covers use of Copilot Studio and Microsoft Foundry, making it feel front and centre of the available options.

The methods for purchasing Copilot Credits are now in the Licensing Overview section, rather than beside the purchasing channels in the How to Buy section. This change has resulted in a rather nice side-by-side summary of the purchasing options being removed and scattered elsewhere. Whilst most wording and phrasing tweaks are only minor, one change raises an eyebrow: the Copilot Credits Capacity Pack is now (mostly) referred to as the “Copilot Credit pack” – a term not consistently found in other documentation.

Grab your copy here: https://bit.ly/4rboIx4. Subscribers can now view the details of “What’s New” and read the “Cautionary Notes” in our Licensing Guides Gallery: https://bit.ly/GuidesGallery.