# Copilot Studio Create custom agents for organizational tasks and connected business processes. Canonical profile: https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/agents/copilot-studio/ Editor: [Michael Meierhoff](https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/about/) Sources reviewed: 2026-10-09 Basis: provider documentation. Examples are editorial suggestions, not hands-on product tests. ## Overview Copilot Studio develops custom agents and agent flows. Microsoft 365 Copilot provides a possible channel and product context; the standard runtime and GitHub Copilot harness each have their own capabilities. - Provider: Microsoft - Product family: Microsoft Copilot - Profile type: Agent and workflow builder - Environment: Microsoft platform - Connections: Microsoft environment and connectors - Setup: Configure the environment, agent and policies - Pricing model: Copilot Studio offers tenant-wide credit packs, pre-purchase and usage-based billing. Credits per action depend on the feature used. ## Operation & oversight Operational details for this profile have not yet been researched. ## Provider Microsoft provides Copilot Studio within Power Platform. The platform builds and runs agents for Microsoft 365 environments and external channels with central administration and usage-based Copilot Credits. - Operator: Microsoft Corporation - Organization: Company - Website: https://www.microsoft.com/ - Reviewed: 2026-10-09 - Provider source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/products/copilot-studio - Provider source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/copilot-studio ## Prices and included usage Pricing checked: 2026-10-09 Copilot Studio offers tenant-wide credit packs, pre-purchase and usage-based billing. Credits per action depend on the feature used. ### Copilot Credit-Paket USD 200/pack/month 25,000 Copilot Credits for the tenant. Price source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/copilot-studio ### Pay-as-you-go Usage-based; this page states no fixed per-credit rate Usage billing without a prepaid allowance; Azure subscription required. Price source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/copilot-studio ### Microsoft 365 Copilot USD 30/user/month; paid yearly Internal agents in Copilot Chat and Standard harness; qualifying Microsoft 365 plan required. Price source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/copilot-studio External channels and standalone agent deployment belong to separately licensed Copilot Studio. Pricing details: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/copilot-studio ## Key features ### Agents with generative orchestration The agent selects a combination of topics, tools, and knowledge to match the request. Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/advanced-generative-actions ### Topics and conversation flows Topics form conversation paths from messages, questions, conditions, and routing. Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/guidance/topics-overview ### Event triggers Configured events can start an agent without user input. Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/authoring-triggers-about ### Tools and connectors Flows, connectors, and other tools expand the available actions. Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/extend-agent-capabilities ### Knowledge sources Agents can respond using connected knowledge sources. Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/extend-agent-capabilities ### Agent flows A flow can retrieve data or perform an action as a tool. Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/advanced-flow-input-output ### Publish and analyze Documentation covers testing, evaluations, channels, publishing, and management. Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio ### Multiple agents and versions Supports agent systems, co-authoring and reverting to earlier versions. Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/copilot-studio ### Voice dialogs The feature comparison lists interactive voice response (IVR) agents. Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/copilot-studio ## Requirements and limits ### Choose the execution environment Requirement: The standard runtime and GitHub Copilot runtime offer different capabilities. The selected environment determines the available scope. Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/ ### Requirement for event triggers Requirement: Event Triggers require generative orchestration and a configured connector connection. Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/authoring-triggers-about ### Managed data policies Limitation: Available Event Triggers depend on the organization's data policies administered in Power Automate. Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/authoring-triggers-about ### Usage and billing Limitation: Event payloads also count as agent messages and may consume Copilot credits. Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/authoring-triggers-about ### Maker credentials for event actions Requirement: Event triggers use the maker's credentials. Autonomous actions need working connections that require no user input during the run. Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/authoring-triggers-about ### Azure subscription for standalone agents Requirement: Pre-purchase and pay-as-you-go require an active Azure subscription; external channels belong to the standalone Copilot Studio license. Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/copilot-studio ## Example workflows ### Questions about internal policies - Your input: Approved policy documents and employee questions - Possible result: An internal agent answers questions from connected knowledge. - What to check: Check answers against source documents and restrict the publishing channel. ### New task triggered by an event - Your input: SharePoint event, instructions, and defined agent flow - Possible result: The flow starts the agent and performs the planned processing step. - What to check: Check maker registration, policies, and the error path before activation. ## Context An Azure subscription and credit billing support standalone agents. Event triggers use maker credentials; connectors are subject to Power Platform data policies. Official product and feature documentation reviewed again on 9 October 2026. Examples are editorial use suggestions; no hands-on product tests were performed here. ## Sources - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-nz/microsoft-copilot-studio/agents-overview - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/guidance/topics-overview - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/authoring-triggers-about - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/extend-agent-capabilities - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/advanced-generative-actions - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/advanced-flow-input-output - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/ - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/products/copilot-studio - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/copilot-studio [Sources and method](https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/sources/)