Microsoft announces price increases for 365 and Copilot. Here you can see how much more you pay

Microsoft announced this week, enterprise-oriented subscriptions for 365 Copilot will see price increases, at least on the monthly payment plan.

According to the company, this plan is a mix of introducing a new monthly payment option for Microsoft 365 Copilot and “standardizing” billing across all subscriptions already offered monthly.

As part of that standardization, Microsoft is increasing the price by 5% for monthly billing plans starting April 1, 2025. No, it doesn’t appear to be an early joke.

Microsoft says the payment changes will impact people using the Buy Online, Cloud Solutions Partner, and Enterprise Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA-E) channels. It will specifically affect Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft 365 Pilot for Sales, and Microsoft 365 Copilot for Service. These programs can be paid monthly starting December 1, 2024. Here is the full list of programs that have a 5% monthly payment:

Microsoft365
Office 365
Enterprise mobility + security
Windows 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 services
Microsoft Power platform
Other Online Services

Additionally, the Teams Phones program will also see a 5% price increase. That price will increase in April 2025, along with the other Microsoft services.

Microsoft appears to be pushing subscribers toward more annual subscriptions, with the company saying the price will remain the same. Only the monthly payment will see the 5% increase.

However, the annual payment is a one-time payment in advance. So it may be easier to cover the cost of a monthly subscription even with the higher price, but it remains to be seen how users will respond.