Microsoft gives Copilot another makeover, adding an Autopilot agent and usage-based billing
Microsoft's Autopilot runs continuously in Teams, monitoring channels and executing tasks autonomously — and it's switching to usage-based billing. What agents cost just changed.
Why it matters
Microsoft is shipping a production agent (Autopilot) built on OpenClaw that monitors Teams channels and runs tasks autonomously in the cloud. The shift from flat-rate to usage-based billing for agents signals a broader enterprise pricing model change and raises cost-visibility questions for autonomous workloads at scale.
The key facts
6 to knowCopilot app split into three sections: Home, Code, Autopilot
Autopilot is an agent built on OpenClaw that runs continuously in cloud
Autopilot monitors Teams channels and completes tasks autonomously
Autopilot and Code tier moving from flat-rate to usage-based billing
Flat-rate AI pricing model being phased out by Microsoft
Published: 2026-09-25
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Publisher excerpt: Microsoft is splitting its Copilot app into three sections: Home, Code, and a new agent called "Autopilot." Built on OpenClaw, the agent runs continuously in the cloud, where it can monitor Teams channels and complete tasks on its own, according to Microsoft. For Autopilot and Code, the company is…