Businesses are constantly seeking innovative solutions to enhance productivity and streamline operations. Microsoft 365 (M365) offers two powerful tools designed to meet these needs: M365 Copilot Chat and M365 Copilot. While both tools leverage the power of AI to improve efficiency, they offer distinct features and benefits. In this blog post, we'll explore the key differences between M365 Copilot Chat and M365 Copilot, helping you determine which solution is best suited for your organization.

M365 Copilot Chat: The AI-Powered Chat Experience

M365 Copilot Chat is a free, secure AI chat experience powered by GPT-4. It allows users to collaborate on ideas and content, catch up with easy-to-digest summaries of documents and websites, and get answers from files and the web. Here are some of the standout features of M365 Copilot Chat:

1. Collaborate on Ideas and Content: Users can provide instructions or reference files to collaborate on content creation.
2. Summarize Documents and Websites: M365 Copilot Chat offers easy-to-digest summaries, making it easier to catch up on important information.
3. Find Information: Users can find information from files and the web, helping them move forward with their tasks.
4. Rewrite Content: M365 Copilot Chat can provide recommendations on how to improve content or rewrite it entirely.
5. Explore Information: Users can learn and research information from the web using M365 Copilot Chat.

M365 Copilot: The Comprehensive AI Assistant
M365 Copilot takes the capabilities of M365 Copilot Chat to the next level by integrating AI-powered features directly into Microsoft 365 apps like Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Here are some of the key features of M365 Copilot:

1. Draft Content in M365 Apps: Users can create articles in Word, draft emails and meeting invites in Outlook, and create PowerPoint presentations from scratch or from files.
2. Meeting Notes and Summaries: M365 Copilot can take meeting notes, provide meeting summaries, and answer specific questions about meetings directly in Microsoft Teams.
3. Summarize Projects and People: Users can catch up with easy-to-digest summaries of projects, people, meetings, and more.
4. Find Information from Multiple Sources: M365 Copilot can find information from files, meetings, chats, emails, the web, and the enterprise.
5. Compare Files: Users can compare different files and answer specific questions about them using Copilot Agents and Copilot in OneDrive.

Key Differences and Benefits
While both M365 Copilot Chat and M365 Copilot offer powerful AI-driven features, there are some key differences to consider:

• Integration: M365 Copilot integrates AI capabilities directly into Microsoft 365 apps, providing a seamless experience across various tools. In contrast, M365 Copilot Chat focuses on providing a secure AI chat experience.
• Functionality: M365 Copilot offers additional features such as drafting content in M365 apps, taking meeting notes, and comparing files, making it a more comprehensive solution for businesses.
• Security and Compliance: Both tools offer enterprise-grade security, privacy, and compliance, ensuring that your data is protected.

Conclusion
Choosing between M365 Copilot Chat and M365 Copilot depends on your organization's specific needs. If you're looking for a secure AI chat experience to collaborate on content and find information, M365 Copilot Chat is an excellent choice. However, if you need a comprehensive AI assistant integrated into your Microsoft 365 apps, M365 Copilot offers a broader range of features and benefits.

Ready to get started? Join our Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Training Session on February  27 at noon.