Several of Microsoft's AI products share the Copilot branding, but offer different features, security, availability and cost.
| Feature | Copilot Website | Copilot Chat | Copilot Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Availability & access | |||
| Availability | Anyone | Most at UB Included with UB’s MS365 license. | Pilot / extra license In pilot phase at UB with limited customers; additional license purchase required. |
| How to access | Web | Web | In-app + portal MS365 portal |
| Appropriate for academic or work tasks | No | Yes With @buffalo.edu login | Yes Use Work tab |
| MS365 integration | |||
| Access from within any MS365 app | No | No | Yes |
| Can access your MS365 email, Teams and Calendars (Microsoft Graph) data* | No | No | Yes Connection to 365 data, email, calendars, OneDrive and SharePoint |
| Data & safety | |||
| Not used to train AI | No | Yes With @buffalo.edu login | Yes |
| Analyze uploaded files | No | Yes | Yes |
| Answer questions using public and web-grounded content | No | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise data protection | No | Yes With @buffalo.edu login | Yes |
| Should be used with UB Restricted Data | No | No | No |
| Advanced features | |||
| Can use your Box data | No | No | No |
| Create Copilot Agents | No | No | Yes Full access to advanced agents with higher performance and better reasoning |
| Use Copilot Analytics | No | No | Yes |
| Task Automation | No | No | Yes |
| Document summarization and generation | No | No Chat can provide summarization and generation based only in input text. | Yes Summarize documents and emails directly in app. |
| Data analysis and visualization (Excel) | No | No | Yes Analyze data, generate charts, create pivot tables, and provide insights based on trends and patterns in the data. |
| Email management (Outlook) | No | No | Yes Summaries of unread messages, organization, drafting, follow‑ups. |
| Presentation creation (PowerPoint) | No | No | Yes Full slide creation, bullet generation, and narrative building. |
| Meeting summaries and notes from Microsoft Teams | No | No | Yes Can transcribe meetings, summarize discussions, highlight key points, and suggest action items. |
* Perormance may vary on mobile platforms