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Perfect. Been thinking about this question and topic for some time! Thanks for sharing. And I really like this presentation style, which seems to divide opinion. For me, It’s been a bit of a battle this year to understand and use Copilot Studio because it’s changed so much - for example, we’ve had Bots, Copilots and now Agents all in 12 months. During that period our organisation has experienced a lot of bugs and issues that has made our adoption to Copilot Studio hard for us. Looking for more videos like these!
Thanks for watching. I think the most important point to remember is from M365 Copilot's introduction until a month or so ago pretty much everything under the umbrella of "Copilot Extensibility" was a preview product. Much of that never went GA *because* of the problems, and with agents, in my opinion, has been replaced with something better.
Yes, custom agents are bound by Copilot Studio licensing rather than Microsoft 365 Copilot licensing. However, starting in December we will be able to apply Azure-based pay-as-you-go billing to Copilot Studio, so it'll be possible to get started with these tools without committing $200/mo upfront.
@ what’s a definitive “custom” agent one that uses another model other than copilot? Microsoft is so confusing with what’s a feature and what will need a license. Will any autonomous in the copilot studio within the M365 Copilot plans be incorporated? That’s a high premium for small businesses
@@rezaebrahimi9807 I feel the same and have the same question. It’s not entirely clear in MS licensing guide for Power Platform, but my interpretation is the ‘unlimited’ messages only apply to Copilot Agents built within M365 Copilot. If you are using the full Copilot Studio, so standalone / autonomous agents, and you have a M365 Copilot licence, those unlimited messages won’t count and come out of those $200 month 25K message subscription, unless I’m mistaken.
Two different types of agents: declarative agents extend Microsoft 365 Copilot, and whether you build them in BizChat or in Copilot Studio their use is included in your M365 Copilot license (but they are not available to users without that license). Custom agents can be built in Copilot Studio or other pro-code approaches. If you use Copilot Studio for custom agents, then Copilot Studio licensing applies. If you build a custom agent outside of Copilot Studio then you will just incur service costs for whatever platform you choose to use. However custom agents can be used without a M365 Copilot license.
Thanks for watching. While I do sometimes share videos designed as a walk through, the purpose of most of my UA-cam content is to focus on the "why" of the technology or to consider new opportunities. I am a consultant who assists businesses on digital transformation and AI adoption, not a system admin or a daily maker, so there are far better qualified people to look to the content of if what you're looking for is an end-to-end tutorial. If you want to learn the opportunities from new technologies or how they might fit into a more holistic business view, I'm happy to help.
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Perfect. Been thinking about this question and topic for some time! Thanks for sharing. And I really like this presentation style, which seems to divide opinion.
For me, It’s been a bit of a battle this year to understand and use Copilot Studio because it’s changed so much - for example, we’ve had Bots, Copilots and now Agents all in 12 months. During that period our organisation has experienced a lot of bugs and issues that has made our adoption to Copilot Studio hard for us.
Looking for more videos like these!
Thanks for watching. I think the most important point to remember is from M365 Copilot's introduction until a month or so ago pretty much everything under the umbrella of "Copilot Extensibility" was a preview product. Much of that never went GA *because* of the problems, and with agents, in my opinion, has been replaced with something better.
Great content. Will you be doing any sort of "how to build" videos in the future?
Thanks. As we see more of these features become fully available it’s likely I will return to how to use them in more detail.
This for $200 month subscription or included in the M365 Copilot license?
Yes, custom agents are bound by Copilot Studio licensing rather than Microsoft 365 Copilot licensing. However, starting in December we will be able to apply Azure-based pay-as-you-go billing to Copilot Studio, so it'll be possible to get started with these tools without committing $200/mo upfront.
@ what’s a definitive “custom” agent one that uses another model other than copilot? Microsoft is so confusing with what’s a feature and what will need a license. Will any autonomous in the copilot studio within the M365 Copilot plans be incorporated? That’s a high premium for small businesses
@@rezaebrahimi9807 I feel the same and have the same question. It’s not entirely clear in MS licensing guide for Power Platform, but my interpretation is the ‘unlimited’ messages only apply to Copilot Agents built within M365 Copilot. If you are using the full Copilot Studio, so standalone / autonomous agents, and you have a M365 Copilot licence, those unlimited messages won’t count and come out of those $200 month 25K message subscription, unless I’m mistaken.
Two different types of agents: declarative agents extend Microsoft 365 Copilot, and whether you build them in BizChat or in Copilot Studio their use is included in your M365 Copilot license (but they are not available to users without that license). Custom agents can be built in Copilot Studio or other pro-code approaches. If you use Copilot Studio for custom agents, then Copilot Studio licensing applies. If you build a custom agent outside of Copilot Studio then you will just incur service costs for whatever platform you choose to use. However custom agents can be used without a M365 Copilot license.
your contents and videos are up to date but not practical. I hope you can shift from more presentation style to do something style!
Thanks for watching. While I do sometimes share videos designed as a walk through, the purpose of most of my UA-cam content is to focus on the "why" of the technology or to consider new opportunities. I am a consultant who assists businesses on digital transformation and AI adoption, not a system admin or a daily maker, so there are far better qualified people to look to the content of if what you're looking for is an end-to-end tutorial. If you want to learn the opportunities from new technologies or how they might fit into a more holistic business view, I'm happy to help.