Usage Based Billing — Simon Carter

Microsoft moves M365 Copilot Business CSP usage-based billing default to 1 December 2026 and confirms 4,000-credit spending cap

Microsoft has pushed the CSP usage-based billing default date to 1 December 2026 and confirmed a 4,000 Copilot Credits/user/month spending cap.

5 October 2026

Microsoft Learn documentation page for usage-based billing and Cost Management for Copilot Credits in the Microsoft 365 admin centre.

Workplace AI

New Microsoft 365 Copilot Business purchases will include automatic usage-based billing from 19 October 2026

From 19 October 2026, new Copilot Business licences include default usage-based billing for agentic AI. Admins need to act before then.

22 September 2026

Workplace AI

Copilot Cowork is now generally available: what you get on day one

Microsoft's agentic AI assistant Copilot Cowork hit GA on June 16, 2026, with nine launch plugins, $0.01/credit pricing, and a July 1 billing grace period for Frontier customers.

Updated 29 July 2026