Microsoft Introduces Pay-As-You-Go Billing for Copilot
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On October 29, 2026, PYMNTS cited Microsoft as saying that enterprise AI deployments are expanding. Microsoft said that Copilot daily active users had increased more than fivefold year over year, while the number of customers with more than 50,000 seats had increased more than eightfold year over year. Microsoft also reported revenue of $92.3 billion, up 19% year over year. In addition to Copilot’s existing per-user subscription model, Microsoft has also added pay-as-you-go billing for agents handling more complex tasks. Microsoft said that the number of Copilot customers using pay-as-you-go billing had increased more than 75% from the previous quarter.
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- PYMNTSMicrosoft enterprise AI adoption accelerates, Copilot usage grows
Microsoft said enterprise AI deployments are expanding, with Copilot daily active users growing more than 5x year over year and the number of customers with more than 50,000 seats growing more than 8x. Microsoft reported revenue of $92.3 billion, up 19% year over year, and added usage-based billing for agents handling more complex tasks alongside per-user subscriptions; the number of Copilot customers using usage-based billing grew more than 75% quarter over quarter.
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