Copilot in Word
Drafts, rewrites and summaries of documents in Word, drawing on other company files
| Vendor | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Category | Documents and writing |
| Website | www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/word |
| Free plan | No |
| Paid plans | Paid plans from $20/mo |
| Models | gpt-5, gpt-4.1 |
| Updated | 2026-09-22 |
Copilot in Word writes a draft from a description, rewrites a selected passage in the tone you need, turns text into a table, summarizes a long document and answers questions about it. In the business version it can refer to other company documents, emails and meetings through Microsoft Graph, so an internal order, a business letter or a contract is assembled from existing material. It comes with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Pro.
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Free plan
Copilot is missing from free Word for the web
Paid plans
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Included in Copilot Pro | $20/mo | Requires a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscription |
| Included in Microsoft 365 Copilot | $30/mo | Per seat with annual billing, references to company files and mail |
Tasks it handles well
- Write a business letter
- Draft an internal company order
- Compare two versions of a contract
- Write a formal claim letter to a counterparty
- Write a sales proposal
- Write a weekly report to your manager
- Explain the numbers to the business owner
- Write an overdue payment reminder
- Draft a request for a private tax ruling
- Write up an audit working paper
- Update the accounting policy document
- Write a management letter after an audit
- Redline a contract with tracked changes
- Draft an HR order
Most useful for
- Accountant
- Lawyer
- HR manager
- Finance manager
- Manager
- Marketer
- Sales manager
- Data analyst
- Teacher
- Executive assistant
- Logistics manager
- Procurement manager
Pitfalls to watch at work
- Compare two versions of a contract with Word's built-in Compare and ask Copilot to explain the changes found: on its own it misses some edits
- Rewriting in a different tone also changes the content: after Rewrite, check amounts, dates and party names against the original
- In the business version Copilot may pull a passage from someone else's document you have access to: check the sources in the answer
Billing
Not sold separately: included in Microsoft 365 Copilot (business) or Copilot Pro together with Microsoft 365 Personal or Family.
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