Microsoft relaunches Copilot as a business-focused super app

2026-09-25 12:00 UTC – 2026-09-26 07:00 UTC

Neutral summary

Microsoft has officially unveiled a redesigned Copilot app that combines chat, coding, and AI agents in a single interface. The company is stepping back from directly competing with ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude in personal use, focusing instead on the corporate market, where Copilot already has 30 million paid subscribers. The app now has three tabs — Home, Code, and Autopilot — along with Office integration. The Home tab combines Copilot Chat with the Cowork agent, which executes tasks end to end, and directly integrates Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The Code tab lets users build apps and dashboards using natural-language commands. Autopilot is the renamed Scout assistant, first shown at the Build conference earlier this year; it runs continuously in the cloud, can monitor Teams channels, and complete tasks on its own. For Autopilot and Code, Microsoft is switching to usage-based billing instead of flat-rate pricing. According to Bloomberg, Microsoft is merging the home and office versions of Copilot into one product for corporate clients, conceding the personal chatbot market to rivals. CEO Satya Nadella called the update a “new operating system for work.” Numerama notes that Microsoft still relies heavily on models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceXAI. Consumer subscribers to Microsoft 365 Premium will only get access to Code in preview by the end of the year.

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Publication timeline

2026-09-25 09:13 · Exame (outlet profile)
Por que a Microsoft desistiu de rivalizar com o ChatGPT para focar no Copilot corporativo. Segundo a Bloomberg, a empresa vai deixar de disputar diretamente ChatGPT, Gemini e Claude no uso pessoal e concentrar o Copilot…
2026-09-25 12:00 · The Verge (outlet profile)
Microsoft thinks its new Copilot ‘super app’ will be as influential as Office. After teasing its new Copilot "super app" last month, Microsoft is officially unveiling it today. The redesigned Copilot app bundles three A…
2026-09-25 12:00 · Engadget (outlet profile)
Microsoft's Copilot app adds Office, natural coding and automation. Microsoft is giving its Copilot app another facelift.
2026-09-25 12:00 · Fortune (outlet profile)
Microsoft unveils Copilot super app, targeting business users with AI agents. Microsoft is launching its super app as a central interface through which customers can chat with AI bots, write code, and access a new "Auto…
2026-09-25 12:00 · CNBC (outlet profile)
Microsoft packages business AI in single app as it tries to compete with Anthropic. With Microsoft still searching for a winning AI strategy, the company its updating its Copilot app to combine more capabilities.
2026-09-25 12:01 · Frandroid (outlet profile)
Microsoft transforme Copilot en agent autonome, mais les particuliers devront patienter. Microsoft a présenté ce vendredi 25 septembre une nouvelle version de Copilot avec trois nouvelles fonctions, Home, Code et Autopi…
2026-09-25 12:01 · Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Microsoft revamps Copilot with code generation, agentic AI tools
2026-09-25 13:46 · Olhar Digital (outlet profile)
Novo Copilot da Microsoft reúne chat, código e agentes de IA em um único aplicativo de trabalho. Microsoft reformula o Copilot com três abas, integração ao Office, criação de apps e agentes que executam tarefas no traba…
2026-09-25 13:59 · Valor Econômico (outlet profile)
Microsoft amplia recursos do Copilot com ferramenta de programação e agente de IA. A Microsoft anunciou nesta sexta-feira (25) uma série de novos recursos para seu aplicativo Copilot, incluindo uma ferramenta de program…
2026-09-25 13:59 · Valor Economico (outlet profile)
Microsoft amplia recursos do Copilot com ferramenta de programação e agente de IA. A Microsoft anunciou nesta sexta-feira (25) uma série de novos recursos para seu aplicativo Copilot, incluindo uma ferramenta de program…
2026-09-25 14:06 · Numerama (outlet profile)
Le nouveau Microsoft Copilot s’attaque à Claude et ChatGPT (en utilisant Claude et ChatGPT). Microsoft annonce une refonte de son application Copilot autour de trois onglets : Home, Code et Autopilot (ex-Scout). L'entre…
2026-09-25 14:17 · Politika (outlet profile)
Нови Копилот самостално води пројекте и координира добављаче. Копајлот добија нову улогу: АИ сарадник који ради самостално
2026-09-25 14:20 · Telegraf (outlet profile)
Microsoft objedinio poslovne AI funkcije u novoj verziji aplikacije Kopajlot: Sadrži 3 ključne celine. Američki tehnološki gigant Majkrosoft (Microsoft) danas je predstavio novu verziju svoje aplikacije Kopajlot (Copilo…
2026-09-25 14:50 · 3DNews (outlet profile)
Microsoft перезапустила Copilot как суперприложение с чатом, агентами и вайб-кодингом — ИИ должен повторить успех Office. Microsoft анонсировала перезапуск Copilot в виде нового суперприложения в прошлом месяце. Теперь…
2026-09-25 16:15 · Интерфакс-Украина (outlet profile)
Microsoft відмовилася від окремої домашньої версії Copilot і інтегрувала її в офісну. Американська компанія Microsoft Corp. об'єднує домашню та офісну версії ШІ-асистента Copilot в один продукт для корпоративних клієнті…
2026-09-25 16:30 · The Decoder (outlet profile)
Microsoft gives Copilot another makeover, adding an Autopilot agent and usage-based billing. Microsoft is splitting its Copilot app into three sections: Home, Code, and a new agent called "Autopilot." Built on OpenClaw,…
2026-09-25 18:00 · La Nación (outlet profile)
Microsoft reinventa Copilot con Home, Code y Autopilot, las herramientas que buscan revolucionar el trabajo diario. La compañía comandada por Satya Nadella presentó su mayor actualización de inteligencia artificial hast…
2026-09-25 18:38 · CNBC (outlet profile)
Microsoft gives Copilot a much-needed overhaul, and the stock deservedly soars. Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.
2026-09-25 19:23 · InfoMoney (outlet profile)
Microsoft unifica Copilot e aposta tudo no mercado corporativo de IA. Empresa abandona a estratégia de competir no segmento de assistentes pessoais e integra versões do Copilot para focar em produtividade, automação e r…
2026-09-25 22:48 · ITmedia (outlet profile)
Microsoft、「Copilot」を刷新「仕事のための新しいOS」とナデラCEO. Microsoftは「Microsoft Copilot」アプリの大幅な刷新を発表した。「Home」「Code」「Autopilot」の3タブ構成とし、Officeを直接統合する。自然言語でのアプリ構築や自律的な業務代行エージェントを導入し、日常機能は月額課金、高度なエージェントや最新モデルは従量課金に移行する。
2026-09-26 07:00 · Xataka (outlet profile)
Microsoft cree que ha inventado el nuevo Office: una superapp de IA que quiere sentarse a la mesa de Anthropic y OpenAI. Parece que fue ayer y mucho ha llovido desde que hace más de tres años Microsoft integró la IA en…

Factual core

Microsoft announced a major overhaul of its Microsoft Copilot app.
The new Copilot app organizes everything into three tabs: Home, Code, and Autopilot.
Microsoft rebranded Scout, its AI personal assistant unveiled at Build earlier this year, as Autopilot.
Microsoft is betting heavily on the corporate AI market.

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