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Microsoft Copilot Studio: Introducing the pre-purchase plan (P3)

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We’re launching a Pre-Purchase Plan (P3) for Microsoft Copilot Studio: a prepaid capacity option on Azure rails. This plan is Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC)-eligible, offers annual commitment discounts, auto-monetizes overages at Pay-As-You-Go (PayGo) rates, and uses a single external meter that spans Copilot Studio, Dynamics 365 out-of-box (OOB) agents, and Moveworks OOB agents. Usage is externally reported under M365—Productivity & Business Process KPI.

When this will happen

Customer availability begins November 1, 2025.

How this will affect your organization

Who’s affected

IT administrators
Procurement and finance teams (MACC)
Platform owners for Copilot Studio, D365 OOB, and MW OOB

What’s changing

Purchase annual, prepaid Commit Units (CU) with tiered discounts; overages billed at PayGo rates
A single meter aggregates usage across Copilot Studio, D365 OOB, and MW OOB
MACC is decremented at purchase; revenue is recognized upon consumption; unconsumed credits are recognized in the final month

Copilot credit options (CU ↔ credits)

Standard P3 (fastest)

1 CU = $1
Example: 3,000 CU list price = $3,000; sold at $2,850 (5% discount)
Converts to 300,000 credits at $0.01/credit

Custom P3 (developer-friendly)

1 CU = $0.01 (CU ≡ Copilot Credit)
Example: 300,000 CU (credits) list price = $3,000; sold at $2,850 (5% discount)
Longer lead time (non-standard)

P3 Mechanics

1-year prepaid, use-it-or-lose-it, auto-renewing model
Overage billed at PayGo
Revenue recognized as consumed; remaining credits recognized in the final month

What you can do to prepare

Choose between Standard and Custom CU mapping
Align MACC and budget with forecasted consumption
Review procurement processes for annual prepay and auto-renew
Coordinate with platform owners to leverage the single meter

Additional Information

Usage across Copilot Studio, D365 OOB, and MW OOB is metered together and reported under M365
Custom P3 offers intuitive credit mapping but requires longer implementation lead time

What changed

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