Copilot Cowork cost calculator
See the monthly bill before Microsoft sends it.
Copilot Cowork is a Microsoft 365 Copilot feature that does multi-step tasks for your staff. Microsoft charges for each task, in Copilot Credits, on top of the Copilot licence. Enter your team and get a monthly estimate in Australian dollars.
Copilot Cowork cost estimate in Australian dollars
Start with your industry, then set your team.
Pick the industry closest to yours. Then change the number of people of each type. The estimate changes as you type.
Step 1 · Starting point
Pick the industry closest to yours
Each option fills in a typical mix of Cowork users for a mid-sized Australian business in that field. Use it as a starting point. When you change a headcount below, the mix becomes your own.
Step 2 · Your team
How many people will use Cowork
Set the number of people for each type. Count only the people who will get Cowork, not all staff. The credits per user change as you edit.
- Corporate Knowledge Workers14,250 credits / user / moUsers on Cowork
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Tasks per user per month at each tier.
- Customer-Facing Knowledge Workers14,625 credits / user / moUsers on Cowork
Tweak task profile
Tasks per user per month at each tier.
- Technical Workers22,800 credits / user / moUsers on Cowork
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Tasks per user per month at each tier.
- Managers and Senior Leaders8,225 credits / user / moUsers on Cowork
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Tasks per user per month at each tier.
Credits per prompt, and the exchange rate
Copilot Credits used per prompt
Microsoft charges US$0.01 for one Copilot Credit. The number of credits in a prompt depends on the model, the context and how much work the prompt does. The figures below are our estimates. Change them to match your own use.
Use the rate that your finance team budgets with. This calculator does not use a live rate.
The calculator uses Microsoft's published rate of US$0.01 per Copilot Credit and your exchange rate of 1 AUD = US$0.70. The credits per prompt and the prompts per user type are our estimates, not Microsoft prices. The result comes from the numbers that you enter, so it is one scenario and not a quote.
One scenario, not a forecast
10 people use about 154,700 Copilot Credits a month (US$1,547). That is A$221 per user per month.
Cost by user type
- Corporate Knowledge WorkersA$8144 × 14,250
- Customer-Facing Knowledge WorkersA$6273 × 14,625
- Technical WorkersA$6512 × 22,800
- Managers and Senior LeadersA$1181 × 8,225
Licences are not included. Each Cowork user also needs a Microsoft 365 Copilot licence. The price depends on your reseller and agreement, so add it to your budget separately.
Copilot Cowork credits explained
One cent per credit. You can change every other number.
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Credits per prompt, prompts per person
Microsoft charges for Cowork in Copilot Credits, at US$0.01 each. A large prompt uses more credits than a small one, so the calculator sorts prompts into light, medium and heavy. Each user type sends a different number of each per month. The calculator multiplies this by your headcount and converts the total to Australian dollars.
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Which numbers are fixed, and which you set
One US cent per credit is Microsoft's published rate. It is the only fixed number. The credits per prompt and the prompts per user type are our estimates. You can change them on each user type card and in the assumptions panel.
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Licences are not in the model
Each Cowork user also needs a Microsoft 365 Copilot licence. The price depends on your reseller and your agreement, so the calculator does not include it.
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