Copilot Studio is fantastic, the licensing is complex, and the AI integration is excellent. Architects really need to understand Licensing and billing, or AI will get out of control. The Purview and governance look very good. Copilot Studio Cost Estimator (preview June 2025)
MS Build 2025:
MCP Server in Preview - possible to collect data from other AI services or write back.
Connector Kit - So, you can add custom connectors from Power Platform Connectors, including Copilot Studio - sounds great.
Agent Flow - Added functionality to Power Automate flows (Copilot Studio aware), deployed via solutions.
Note: The M365 Agent Toolkit appears to be an interesting tool that allows agents to perform tasks using Office add-ins with VS Code.
Licensing
You need to be aware:
- M365 agents - need all end users to have M365 copilot licences, retail $20/user. Alternatively, users can consume the agents using a PAYG model per message (it racks up quickly). I can add these to MS Teams, and it appears that people with licences can ask the M365 agent, while others can view the results (some more testing and understanding are needed here by me).
- Copilot Studio - Requires a Copilot Studio AI Studio/maker licence at $30/retail. Users don't need a licence to use it, but you pay per message, and this can rack up quickly, so watch your usage. Buying in bulk message credits can help reduce the cost.
- Each prompt generates multiple messages, which are all billable (complex to calculate)
- (If you use Copilot Studio and it calls Azure AI Foundry, it also bills Tokens (also complex to estimate)
- Copilot Studio is using the AI Foundry connector via its Premium connector.
