New Microsoft 365 Business with Copilot SKUs available July 1
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Simplify AI selling and scale SMB growth with Microsoft 365 Business with Copilot.
- Announcement date: June 1, 2026
- Workspace: General
- Impacted audience: Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners, partners selling Microsoft 365 Business to small and medium-sized businesses
Details
Drive faster AI adoption without the friction of promo cycles. Starting July 1, 2026, Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot and Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot become permanent SKUs, giving you a predictable, always-on way to accelerate Frontier Transformation for small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers.
This shift removes the friction of selling Copilot as an add-on or as a short-term promotional offer. AI is now embedded in the core productivity experience your customers already use, helping you position higher-value offers from day one and accelerate time to value.
What’s changing
- Promotional offers for Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot and Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot are transitioning into permanent subscriptions, with updated list pricing of 23.50 USD and 32 USD per user per month, respectively. New SKUs are available July 1, with price list preview starting June 1 in Partner Center.
- New promo - Microsoft 365 Business Basic + Microsoft 365 Copilot Business: 21 USD per user per month after a 25% off promo, which runs through December 31, 2026. There's no license/user minimum (1 - 300 licenses/users, annual subscription with annual billing).
- Extended promo - Microsoft 365 Copilot Business remains available as a standalone offering at 18 USD per user per month after 15% promo, now extended through December 31, 2026. There's no license/user minimum (1 - 300 licenses/users, annual subscription with annual billing).
What this means for your business
- Stronger deal value: Lead with bundled AI to increase attach and grow deal size
- Faster renewals: Turn every Business Standard and Premium renewal into a built-in Copilot conversation
- Predictable economics: Stable pricing lets you invest confidently in training, services, and go-to-market
This is your opportunity to make AI the default in every SMB engagement, driving larger opportunities across new customer acquisition, upsell, and renewal.
What to do next
- Plan your launch-day activation. Download the Microsoft 365 Business with Copilot launch kit and prepare customer emails, social posts, and campaigns so your messaging is ready on day one
- Re-point your acquisition motion. Update your website, quotes, proposals, and outbound campaigns. Lead your default SMB offers with Business Standard with Copilot and Business Premium with Copilot
- Refresh your renewals motion. Identify Business Standard and Business Premium customers renewing in FY27 Q1 and build a Copilot upgrade plan for each account, anchored in durable pricing
- Align your teams. Ensure sales, marketing, and support teams understand the new: SKUs, scope (Standard and Premium only), durable pricing model, and extended Copilot Business and Purview promotions through December 2026, so they deliver a consistent message
Next steps
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