Copilot Code is rolling out in Frontier

Copilot Code, an AI-powered coding tool in Microsoft Copilot, is rolling out in the Frontier program starting late October 2026. It enables users with licenses and spending policies to build, refine, and publish apps using natural language, with admin-controlled usage-based billing and optional local coding on PC. What and Why: Copilot Code is an AI-powered coding experience in Microsoft Copilot that helps people turn ideas into trackers, dashboards, apps, and other solutions using natural language. Work IQ grounds what they build in emails, meetings, documents, chats, and connected data. People closest to a problem can build the solution they need while your organization maintains control. Published apps run on Copilot Managed Runtime and inherit your organization’s governance, security, and management controls. View image in new tab Rollout Schedule: Copilot Code: Begins with the Frontier program in late October 2026. Impact on Your Organization: Who is affected: Users in the Frontier program who have a Microsoft 365 Copilot license and are enabled for usage-based billing. Microsoft 365 admins who manage the Copilot app, spending policies, and usage-based billing. Platforms/Services: Microsoft Copilot app on Windows Microsoft Copilot on the web Microsoft 365 admin center Copilot Managed Runtime Work IQ GitHub, when enabled What users can do with Copilot Code Users access Code from the Copilot app navigation pane and describe what they want to build. Copilot can ask clarifying questions and use their work context to build the solution. Users can refine what they build through conversation or direct edits. On PC, when local coding is enabled, users can also work with local files and tools or use the terminal. Users can publish projects to Copilot Managed Runtime, a Microsoft-managed cloud environment, and share them with others in their organization. Access to underlying data continues to depend on the user’s permissions. Users can connect Code to GitHub when the connection is enabled by an admin. How admin settings control access Copilot Code uses usage-based billing. To use Copilot Code, users need: A Microsoft 365 Copilot license. A spending policy. By default: Cloud coding sessions are enabled on web and PC for eligible […]

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