Tag Archives: Copilot Credits

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.

Agent Cost Management Whitepaper

There’s an updated (February 2026) Agent Cost Management Whitepaper – a useful document helping you to understand some of the key topics in getting started with Agents. There’s some good information on the different ways to buy and set up Copilot Credits, as well as help on monitoring costs and applying cost controls. This latest version is updated with the Copilot Credits Pre-Purchase Plan, including instructions on how to set this up and how it can be combined with other ways of purchasing Copilot Credits.

There’s also improved information on setting up who can create and use Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. Find this updated guide here: https://bit.ly/4rJ0LOd.

Copilot Studio Licensing Guide

There’s a new (February 2026) Copilot Studio Licensing Guide available. Details of the Agent Pre-Purchase Plan have been added to the ways to buy Copilot Credits. This Azure reservation is a combined way of buying Copilot Credits and Microsoft Foundry services, which you can read more about in our previous blog post here: https://bit.ly/3NSfp7j. A useful nod to the Dynamics 365 Licensing Guide has been added, signposting where to find information about Dynamics 365 licences which include Copilot Credits. Finally, sections on Code Interpreter, Multi-Agent Orchestration, and Bring Your Own Model have been removed from the guide into the Learn documentation.

Grab a copy of the guide here: https://bit.ly/3M59A5W.

Power Platform licensing resources

There are updated (February 2026) Power Platform licensing resources now available. The Power Automate Dataverse capacity table on page 21 of the Licensing Guide has been split into two, now providing a separate table for default capacity per tenant and another for accrued capacity per tenant. With the extra space in the tables, information about Dataverse capacity allowances for the Power Automate Hosted Process licence has finally been included. The only other change is that AI Builder Credits information has been removed from tables throughout. However, it’s worth remembering that if you have licences which have these capacities included, then the Credits do remain available until 1 November, 2026. In terms of the Licensing Deck, details of the Agent Pre-Purchase Plan have been added to the ways to buy Copilot Credits. This Azure Reservation is a combined way of buying Copilot Credits and Microsoft Foundry services, which you can read more about in our previous blog post here: https://bit.ly/3NSfp7j.

Grab the updated Licensing Guide here: https://bit.ly/4rpWDT6, and its sidekick, the Licensing Deck, here: https://bit.ly/3Mc5uZx.

Availability of the Agent Pre-Purchase Plan

Microsoft announce the availability of the Agent Pre-Purchase Plan. This is a new type of Azure Reservation that enables customers to have a single pool of funds that can be used to pay for both Copilot Credits and Microsoft Foundry costs. You buy Agent Commit Units (ACUs) in one of three tiers, with discounted pricing, and then have a year to use the ACUs over a wide range of services.

Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/3XRbUiZ with information about the tiers and the services covered, and find some useful licensing examples in the Learn documentation here: https://bit.ly/4ahnYBv.