At Microsoft, we empower every organization to innovate—while helping people stay productive, protected, and prepared for what’s next. With over 430 million people1 using Microsoft 365 apps and more than 90% of Fortune 500 companies2 trusting Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft’s committed to delivering secure, innovative solutions for an AI-powered future.
Today, Microsoft announces expanded availability of AI, security, and management capabilities coming to Microsoft 365 offerings in 2026. With these innovations, we will also update our commercial pricing for Microsoft 365 suite subscriptions effective July 1, 2026. We’re sharing these updates now to give customers ample time to plan.
Organizations face an increasingly complex threat landscape, rising IT demands, and the urgent need for AI-powered transformation. To help customers meet these challenges head-on, Microsoft is enhancing Microsoft 365 offerings with additional security and management capabilities empowered by AI.
With the release of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, Microsoft delivered secure AI chat for work to all Microsoft 365 users. In September, Microsoft started rolling out Copilot Chat in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote, bringing a unified chat experience right into the flow of work.
At Microsoft Ignite 2025, Microsoft announced Copilot Chat will understand your inbox and calendar and include access to Agent Mode in chat and the Office apps, enabling you to work iteratively with Copilot to create high-quality documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.3 And IT administrators now have integrated, enterprise-grade controls to secure, manage, and measure Copilot Chat.
At Microsoft Ignite 2025, Microsoft announced that Security Copilot agents are built into the flow of work for security teams using Microsoft Defender, Entra, Intune, and Microsoft Purview. To help teams get started quickly and easily with more than 70 Microsoft and partner-built agents, Microsoft Security Copilot will be coming to all Microsoft 365 E5 customers.
Available today for existing Security Copilot customers with Microsoft 365 E5, Security Copilot will continue rolling out for all Microsoft 365 E5 customers in the upcoming months, with customers receiving a 30-day advanced notice before activation.
These changes reflect Microsoft’s commitment to helping organizations of every size protect their people and data, streamline IT operations, and confidently embrace the future of work.
To understand the full value of Microsoft Business, Office, and Enterprise suites, view the webpages for details. The table below summarizes the new capabilities that adding to the Microsoft 365 offerings.
Explore the full value of Business Basic, Business Standard, Business Premium, Office 365 E1, Office 365 E3, Microsoft 365 E3, and Microsoft 365 E5.
The following list price changes will go into effect on July 1, 2026.5
The changes will apply globally with local market adjustments for Microsoft commercial products, and nonprofit pricing will be adjusted in line with commercial pricing.6 In addition to commercial products, Microsoft today also announced changes to the Microsoft 365 Government Suites. Learn more in the Government blog.
Microsoft is continuously investing and innovating our platform for the future. In the last year, Microsoft released more than 1,100 features across Microsoft 365, Security, Copilot, and SharePoint.7 Microsoft has enabled organizations to mitigate the risks of shadow AI through Cloud App Discovery, unlock more ways to collaborate in Microsoft Loop and Microsoft Clipchamp, reimagine hybrid work by coordinating where work happens with Microsoft Places, and improve business continuity with Windows Resiliency Initiative enhancements, including quick machine recovery and post-quantum security APIs.
Collectively these features have increased the value of our suites across security, productivity, and management. Microsoft is excited about what’s next—and will continue investing in ways to build a more secure, productive, and AI-powered future.
1. Microsoft FY25 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call, Microsoft, April, 2025.
2. Microsoft FY26 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call, Microsoft, October, 2025.
3. Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat includes standard access to these new agents and Agent Mode and only uses web data and files referenced as part of the prompt when creating or refining content.
4. These features are also currently available as add-ons or part of the Intune Suite.
5. These list prices are for the SKUs that include Microsoft Teams. You can also purchase suites without Teams which will also have an equivalent dollar value increase. List prices apply globally with local market adjustments for certain regions. Existing customers can reach out to their account executive or partner for more information. New customers can request a sales call to discuss plans with a product specialist.
6. Nonprofit pricing will be adjusted in line with commercial pricing, as it is tied to commercial rates through a fixed percentage discount.
7. Microsoft product release notes.
Source:Advancing Microsoft 365: New capabilities and pricing update
