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Need help to understand pricing $ for Copilot
Please help to understand how the power bi copilot pricing is in terms of $
Looking at the capacity utilization matrix, it's not very clear how much $ are charged for usage.
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We have premium P1 capacity and Copilot is enabled in our tenant.
Hi aajinkyaa143 ,
Currently, Copilot usage in Power BI is measured by the number of tokens processed. Tokens can be thought of as pieces of words, where approximately 1,000 tokens equate to about 750 words.
Copilot usage billing is effective March 1, 2024, and it is now part of Power BI Premium, which means that using Copilot before that date will not incur additional costs beyond your current Power BI Premium subscription. You can read this document for more information: Copilot consumption - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn
Given that you have a Premium P1 capacity, your Copilot usage will count against this existing capacity once billing becomes effective. It's also beneficial to monitor your Copilot usage through the Fabric Capacity Metrics app, which displays total capacity usage for Copilot operations under "Copilot in Fabric." This can help you estimate future costs based on your current usage patterns.
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Yilong Zhou
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Hi aajinkyaa143
Copilot does not cost any additional $, but consumes Capacity Units from your Capacity. Hence, if you use it heavily, you may experience that the Capacity is maxed out, and you may consider expanding to a larger capacity.
If you are curious about how many Capacity Units is consumed, I find that the easiest way is to use the Capacity Metrics App, in which you can see the Copilot consumption as well: What is the Microsoft Fabric Capacity Metrics app? - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn
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Currently, Copilot usage in Power BI is measured by the number of tokens processed. Tokens can be thought of as pieces of words, where approximately 1,000 tokens equate to about 750 words.
Copilot usage billing is effective March 1, 2024, and it is now part of Power BI Premium, which means that using Copilot before that date will not incur additional costs beyond your current Power BI Premium subscription. You can read this document for more information: Copilot consumption - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn
Given that you have a Premium P1 capacity, your Copilot usage will count against this existing capacity once billing becomes effective. It's also beneficial to monitor your Copilot usage through the Fabric Capacity Metrics app, which displays total capacity usage for Copilot operations under "Copilot in Fabric." This can help you estimate future costs based on your current usage patterns.
Best Regards
Yilong Zhou
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
I understand the confusion around Copilot pricing, it can be tricky to map the capacity utilization to actual costs. From my experience, the per-user license adds up quickly, especially with larger teams.
If you're looking for a more predictable and cost-effective alternative, you might find PowerMind interesting, it works inside Power BI without needing Copilot licenses.
