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Microsoft moves Copilot Cowork to usage-based billing and considers DeepSeek V4

Microsoft shifts Copilot Cowork from flat-rate to usage-based billing and is weighing an optional, Azure-hosted, fine-tuned DeepSeek V4 as a lower‑cost model option.

In detail

  • Report by Axios; change driven by
  • users who do hundreds of tasks a week
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Why it matters

Usage-based pricing gives clearer cost alignment for variable or heavy users and a cheaper model option hosted on Azure could reduce Copilot operating costs, but using a Chinese model may raise perception and supply‑chain concerns.

For you Review your Copilot usage patterns to estimate cost impact from a switch to usage-based billing and whether a cheaper self‑hosted model would be appropriate.

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