Copilot limits: why free Copilot refuses and what a license gives you

Symptoms

• Free Copilot says today's limit is used up
• The strong model is unavailable at peak hours
• In Word, generation stops on a long document

Causes and fixes

1. Free Copilot has a daily request limit and restricted access to strong models

What to do: Copilot Pro gives priority access and lifts limits at peak hours

2. A long document exceeds what Copilot in Word processes at once

What to do: Work with sections of the document or ask for a summary part by part

3. Image generation and individual agents have their own limits

What to do: Check the remaining allowance in Copilot settings

4. With a business license, agent limits in Copilot Studio are counted in messages

What to do: The admin sees consumption in the admin center and buys extra packs

Common problems and fixes

• Microsoft 365 Copilot not working: why the button is missing in Word and what to do
• Copilot in Excel will not work with your table: file, format and AutoSave

About Microsoft 365 Copilot

Assistant inside Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint with access to company data. Paid plans from $20/mo. Free plan available.

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