Microsoft adds Home, Code and Autopilot to Copilot
By Automate Basics, written with AI from Microsoft's original
Microsoft is adding Home, Code and Autopilot to Copilot for people who use Microsoft 365 at work. The additions bring conversations and files together, let users build small tools from descriptions, and introduce an agent that can continue assigned work.
What changed in Copilot
Microsoft says its Copilot app is gaining three capabilities called Home, Code and Autopilot. Home brings Chat and Cowork into a common starting point, with recent activity and suggestions for what to do next. Microsoft also says users can create or edit Word documents, Excel workbooks and PowerPoint presentations from Copilot, with changes kept in sync with the Office apps.
Code is for building a small app, dashboard, tracker or automation by describing what it should do. Microsoft says Code can create tools that users share with colleagues. Autopilot is a longer-running agent: a user gives it a role, goal and boundaries, and it can follow activity and carry out recurring work without a fresh request each time. Microsoft describes these as different kinds of work, from asking a quick question to building a tool or delegating an ongoing task.
Who can use the new Copilot capabilities?
Microsoft says Home and Code are due to begin reaching users in its Frontier program in the coming weeks. It also says Code is planned for broader availability in the coming weeks and for preview access by Microsoft 365 Premium and Pro subscribers later this year. Autopilot is due to reach a wider private preview at the end of the month. Microsoft does not give an eligibility list for that preview.
The announcement distinguishes between subscription access and charges based on usage. Microsoft says a user subscription covers Chat and Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams. Cowork, Code and Autopilot use usage-based billing. The post does not state monetary prices or explain what an individual Code or Autopilot task would cost. Teams considering delegated or recurring work should check their organization’s access and spending rules before relying on it.
How do I try the new Copilot at work?
A useful first trial for Home, once available to your organization, is a document your team already maintains. Microsoft says Copilot can create or update an editable Office file and keep changes aligned with the Office apps. Ask for a draft or revision, then check its facts, formatting and any changes made to the shared file before colleagues use it.
For Code, try describing a small tracker or dashboard with a clear purpose rather than a broad request to automate a whole process. Check whether the result handles the information and decisions your team actually needs. For Autopilot, choose a recurring task with a clear goal and boundaries, then review its actions and follow-ups. Microsoft has announced staged access for these capabilities, so the practical starting point depends on which ones your organization can use.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Home, Code and Autopilot?
Microsoft describes Home as the place to return to conversations, delegated Cowork tasks and Office files. Code builds small tools from a written description. Autopilot is an agent that can keep working toward an assigned goal, including recurring work, without waiting for each new prompt.
Is Autopilot available to everyone now?
No. Microsoft says Autopilot is due to expand into private preview at the end of the month. The announcement does not identify everyone who will qualify or give a date for general availability. Microsoft says Autopilot uses usage-based billing rather than being included in the user subscription it describes for Chat.
Will building a tool with Code have a separate cost?
Microsoft says Code uses usage-based billing, while its user subscription covers Chat and Copilot in several Microsoft 365 apps. The announcement gives no monetary price or per-task rate for Code. Code is scheduled to start reaching Frontier users, with additional availability planned.
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Source: Introducing the new Copilot with Home, Code and Autopilot, Microsoft, 25 Sept 2026.