Not another chatbot. You delegate a real, multi-step job — and Cowork plans it, runs it across your tools, and hands back finished work. Let's build up what it is, slowly.
Two years of Copilot gave you answers. Cowork is the step that turns intent into action — the work your team usually loses a day to, done in one session.
Same Copilot you know — with a new gear. Like going from a vending machine to a teammate you can hand a job to.
Hand off a long-running, multi-step job. Add guidance any time; it keeps working while you're away — with checkpoints that keep you in control.
Grounded in your work context, powered by the right model for the task, connected to the apps and systems you use every day.
Secure, compliant and observable by design — applied to every task, every time. Built for cost control.
Drawn out: a runtime that plans and routes, a sealed sandbox per task, the right model per job — all reading and writing your Microsoft 365.
Cowork plans against your guardrails out loud before it acts. It previews anything before it sends, posts or creates — and you can steer, pause or stop at any point. Sensitive steps are flagged.
Emails, meetings, files, people, history — context a generic chatbot never has. Like a teammate who's been here for years, not a temp on day one.
Built-in skills for everyday work, plugins into the systems your team runs on, and room for your own.
Runs in the cloud — nothing to install or manage. Tasks keep going across devices, even with your laptop shut. No VMs or containers to stand up.
Runs inside your Microsoft 365 boundary — identity, permissions, DLP, Purview and sensitivity labels apply as-is. Every action is auditable.
Picks the right model for each task — quality, cost and speed. Better, cheaper models arrive automatically.
Each rung unlocks bigger outcomes for a bit more setup. Cowork is the step from helping one person to running a whole workflow.
Generally available since June 2026. It runs in your Microsoft 365 tenant and needs a Microsoft 365 Copilot seat — admins switch it on and set the guardrails.
You delegate the work, stay in control, and it runs where your data already lives. The natural next question is the bill.