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Licensing Matrix - Microsoft AI Capabilities

Last updated: 2026-06-24 (research via microsoft-learn MCP) Disclaimer: Licensing changes frequently. Verify at microsoft.com/licensing Category: Solution Architecture & Advisory Status: Reference

Innledning

Denne referansen gir en komplett oversikt over hvordan Microsoft-lisenser gir tilgang til ulike AI-funksjoner. Dette er kritisk for arkitekturvalg — feil antakelser om lisenskrav kan føre til budsjettsprekk eller tekniske begrensninger.

Viktig: Microsoft går over til Copilot Credits som felles valuta for mange AI-tjenester. AI Builder credits fases ut gradvis (seeded credits fjernes 1. november 2026).

1. Master Licensing Matrix

M365 Copilot & AI Features

License M365 Copilot Copilot Chat (web) Copilot Chat (work) AI Builder Credits Power Platform AI Azure AI Copilot Studio
Microsoft 365 E3 💰 Add-on required ✅ Included 💰 Requires M365 Copilot 500/user* Standard connectors ❌ Separate Azure sub ❌ Requires Copilot Studio license
Microsoft 365 E5 💰 Add-on required ✅ Included 💰 Requires M365 Copilot 500/user* Standard connectors ❌ Separate Azure sub ❌ Requires Copilot Studio license
Microsoft 365 E7 (ny, GA 2026-05-01) ✅ Bundled ✅ Included ✅ Included 500/user* Standard connectors ❌ Separate Azure sub ✅ via M365 Copilot + Agent 365-governance
Microsoft 365 Business Basic 💰 Add-on required ✅ Included 💰 Requires M365 Copilot ❌ Not included Standard connectors ❌ Separate Azure sub ❌ Requires Copilot Studio license
Microsoft 365 Business Standard 💰 Add-on required ✅ Included 💰 Requires M365 Copilot ❌ Not included Standard connectors ❌ Separate Azure sub ❌ Requires Copilot Studio license
Microsoft 365 Business Premium 💰 Add-on required ✅ Included 💰 Requires M365 Copilot ❌ Not included Standard connectors ❌ Separate Azure sub ❌ Requires Copilot Studio license
Office 365 E3/E5 💰 Add-on required ✅ Included 💰 Requires M365 Copilot ❌ Not included ❌ Requires Power Platform ❌ Separate Azure sub ❌ Requires Copilot Studio license
Microsoft 365 F1/F3 💰 Add-on required ✅ Included 💰 Requires M365 Copilot ❌ Not included Limited ❌ Separate Azure sub ❌ Requires Copilot Studio license

*AI Builder seeded credits fjernes 1. november 2026

Microsoft 365 E7 + Microsoft Agent 365 (nytt — GA 1. mai 2026)

Verifisert 2026-06-18 mot Microsoft Learn. Prisene under er fra community-/partnerkilder, ikke offisiell prissettingsside — verifiser før bruk i tilbud eller beslutningsunderlag.

Microsoft 365 E7 er det nye øverste enterprise-nivået (annonsert 9. mars 2026, GA 1. mai 2026) — det første SKU-et som bundler i én lisens:

  • Alt i Microsoft 365 E5 (Office, Teams, Defender, Intune, Purview, Power BI Pro, E5 Security/Compliance)
  • Microsoft 365 Copilot (inkludert — ikke add-on)
  • Microsoft Agent 365 (inkludert)
  • Microsoft Entra Suite

Indikativ pris: ~$99/bruker/måned (community-kilde — ikke offisielt verifisert). Kilde: Agent management — licensing.

Microsoft Agent 365 er en IT-admin kontrollplan for AI-agenter (ikke et sluttbrukerverktøy):

  • Registry: samlet inventar over alle agenter (Foundry, Copilot Studio, egenutviklede, oppdagede «shadow agents»). Foundry-/Copilot Studio-agenter registreres automatisk.
  • Access control: Entra Agent ID + risikobasert Conditional Access for agentidentiteter.
  • Observability: sanntidsovervåkning, «Agent Map», bruksmønstre.
  • Security: integrert med Defender og Purview for trusselbeskyttelse og DLP.

Tilgjengelig som selvstendig add-on (~$15/bruker/måned, community-kilde); anbefalt prerekvisitt M365 E5. Kilde: Overview of Microsoft Agent 365.

Agent-fakturering (Copilot Credits): classic answer 1 · generative answer 2 · agent action 5 · tenant graph grounding 10 Credits. Brukere med M365 Copilot-lisens (inkl. E7) betaler ikke Credits for agenter i Copilot Chat/Teams/SharePoint (B2E, opp til fair-use). Kilde: Copilot Studio billing rates.

Power Platform Licenses

License AI Builder Credits (monthly) Copilot Studio Access Premium Connectors RPA Capabilities
Power Apps Premium 500/user* ❌ Separate license ✅ Included ❌ Separate license
Power Apps Per App 250/user* ❌ Separate license ❌ Standard only ❌ Separate license
Power Automate Premium 5,000/user* ❌ Separate license ✅ Included ✅ Attended RPA
Power Automate Process 5,000/license* ❌ Separate license ✅ Included ✅ Unattended RPA
AI Builder Add-on 1,000,000/add-on ❌ Separate license N/A N/A
Copilot Studio Standalone N/A (uses Copilot Credits) ✅ Full access ✅ Premium included N/A

*Seeded credits fjernes 1. november 2026. Max 1,000,000 credits per tenant for per-user licenses.

Azure AI Services

License Type Cost Model Capabilities Prerequisites
Azure Free Tier Free (limited) 1 free search service, limited AI services calls Azure subscription
Azure Pay-as-you-go Consumption-based Full Azure AI portfolio Azure subscription, payment method
Azure Enterprise Agreement Committed spend Full Azure AI portfolio + volume discounts EA contract
Microsoft Foundry Consumption-based Model catalog, prompt flow, evaluation Azure subscription
Azure OpenAI Service Token-based pricing GPT-4, GPT-3.5, Embeddings, DALL-E Azure subscription, application approval

2. License Profiles - Hva Får Du Med Hver Lisens?

Microsoft 365 E3

Pris: ~€36/user/month (EA pricing, Norway)

AI-funksjoner inkludert:

  • ✅ Copilot Chat (web-based, public data only)
  • ✅ Basic Microsoft Graph access
  • ✅ SharePoint Advanced Management (when using M365 Copilot)
  • ✅ 500 AI Builder credits/user/month (til nov 2026)
  • ✅ Basic sensitivity labels
  • ✅ Basic DLP (SharePoint, Exchange, OneDrive)

AI-funksjoner som krever add-on:

  • 💰 Microsoft 365 Copilot (~$30/user/month)
  • 💰 Copilot Studio (~$200/month tenant + user licenses)
  • 💰 AI Builder credits beyond seeded amount
  • 💰 Advanced DLP (Teams, Endpoints)

Best for: Organisasjoner som vil teste Copilot Chat uten full Copilot-investering.

Microsoft 365 E5

Pris: ~€57/user/month (EA pricing, Norway)

AI-funksjoner inkludert (utover E3):

  • ✅ Advanced compliance (eDiscovery Premium, Insider Risk)
  • ✅ Microsoft Security Copilot (coming in 2025)
  • ✅ Advanced DLP (Teams, Endpoints)
  • ✅ Adaptive Protection
  • ✅ Communication Compliance
  • ✅ Auto-labeling for sensitivity/retention
  • ✅ 500 AI Builder credits/user/month (til nov 2026)

AI-funksjoner som krever add-on:

  • 💰 Microsoft 365 Copilot (~$30/user/month)
  • 💰 Copilot Studio (~$200/month tenant + user licenses)
  • 💰 AI Builder credits beyond seeded amount

Best for: Organisasjoner med strenge compliance-krav som planlegger full AI-adopsjon.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Add-on

Pris: ~$30/user/month

Forutsetninger:

  • Must have one of: M365 E3/E5, Business Basic/Standard/Premium, Office 365 E1/E3/E5, Teams Enterprise, or compatible plan

Inkluderer:

  • ✅ Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams
  • ✅ Copilot Chat (work-based, grounded in org data)
  • ✅ Copilot Pages
  • ✅ SharePoint Advanced Management
  • ✅ Copilot Analytics
  • ✅ Zero-rated Copilot Studio usage when used in M365 services (classic answers, generative answers, Graph grounding)

Ekskluderer:

  • ❌ Copilot Studio standalone features (premium connectors, multi-channel deployment)
  • ❌ Azure AI services
  • ❌ AI Builder credits (separate purchase)

Copilot Studio Standalone

Pris:

  • Tenant license: ~$200/month (includes capacity)
  • User licenses: ~$30/user/month
  • Prepaid Copilot Credits: Consumption-based
  • Pay-as-you-go: Azure meter-based

Inkluderer:

  • ✅ Generative orchestration
  • ✅ Deployment to any channel (web, Teams, Slack, etc.)
  • ✅ Premium Power Platform connectors
  • ✅ Power Automate flows (automated, instant, scheduled)
  • ✅ Web security with secret generation
  • ✅ Bot Framework skills integration
  • ✅ Live agent handoff

Teams Plan (inkludert i M365-lisenser):

  • ⚠️ Limited to Teams channel only
  • ⚠️ Standard connectors only
  • ⚠️ No generative orchestration
  • ⚠️ 10 sessions/user/24h limit

Power Apps Premium

Pris: ~$40/user/month

Inkluderer:

  • ✅ 500 AI Builder credits/user/month (til nov 2026)
  • ✅ Premium connectors (1,000+)
  • ✅ Dataverse capacity (2 GB database + 2 GB file)
  • ✅ Custom connectors
  • ✅ On-premises data gateway

Best for: App-builders som trenger AI-capabilities (document processing, prediction).

Power Automate Premium

Pris: ~$40/user/month

Inkluderer:

  • ✅ 5,000 AI Builder credits/user/month (til nov 2026)
  • ✅ Attended RPA
  • ✅ Premium connectors
  • ✅ Process mining
  • ✅ AI-driven process recommendations

Best for: Automatisering med RPA og AI-features.

3. Copilot-Specific Licensing Guide

Copilot License Types

Copilot Type License Required Use Case Pricing Model
Microsoft 365 Copilot M365 Copilot add-on Embedded in M365 apps $30/user/month
Copilot Chat (web) Any M365 subscription Web-only, public data Included
Copilot Chat (work) M365 Copilot license Org data grounding $30/user/month
Copilot Studio Agents Copilot Studio license Custom agents, multi-channel Consumption-based (Copilot Credits)
Copilot for Sales Dynamics 365 Sales + add-on Sales-specific features Add-on pricing
Copilot for Service Dynamics 365 Customer Service + add-on Service-specific features Add-on pricing
Security Copilot M365 E5 (2025) or standalone Security operations Included in E5 (2025)

Message/Session Quotas

Copilot Studio:

  • Standalone subscription: No hard session limits, but quota enforcement based on RPM (requests per minute)
  • Teams plan: 10 sessions/user/24h across all agents in tenant
  • M365 Copilot users: Zero-rated usage for classic/generative answers, Graph grounding

RPM Quotas (per environment):

Prepaid Message Packs RPM RPH
1-10 packs 50 1,000
11-50 packs 80 1,600
51-150 packs 100 2,000
150+ packs +1 RPM per 10 packs +20 RPH per 10 packs
Pay-as-you-go 100 2,000
Trial/dev environments 10 200

4. AI Builder Credit Allocation

Seeded Credits by License (til 1. nov 2026)

License AI Builder Credits/Month Max Tenant Credits
Power Apps Premium 500 1,000,000
Power Apps Per App 250 1,000,000
Power Automate Premium 5,000 1,000,000
Power Automate Process 5,000 1,000,000
Power Automate Hosted RPA 5,000 1,000,000
Power Automate Unattended RPA 5,000 1,000,000
Dynamics 365 F&O 20,000 20,000
M365 E3/E5 500 1,000,000

Add-on Credits

Add-on Tier Credits Est. Price
AI Builder T1 1,000,000 ~$500/month
AI Builder T2 1,000,000 ~$500/month
AI Builder T3 1,000,000 ~$500/month

Viktig:

  • Unused credits DO NOT carry over to next month
  • Credits reset on 1st of each month
  • Environment in overage switches to Copilot Credits if available
  • Post Nov 2026, only add-on credits remain — seeded credits removed

5. Azure AI Services — Subscription Requirements

Free Tier

Hva er inkludert:

  • 1 free Azure AI Search service per subscription
  • Limited AI services calls (varies by service)
  • 20 transactions/minute for most AI services
  • 5,000 transactions/month for many services

Begrensninger:

  • May be deleted after extended inactivity
  • 50 MB storage limit (Search)
  • No dedicated compute
  • No SLA

Pay-as-you-go

Pricing Models:

  • Azure OpenAI: Token-based (input + output tokens)
    • GPT-4: ~$30-60/1M tokens (model-dependent)
    • GPT-3.5-turbo: ~$0.50-2/1M tokens
  • Azure AI Search: Per-hour pricing for tiers (Basic ~$75/month, Standard ~$250/month)
  • AI Document Intelligence: Per-page pricing (~$0.01-0.10/page)
  • Speech Services: Per-hour or per-character pricing

Best for: Variable workloads, POC, dev/test.

Enterprise Agreement

Benefits:

  • Volume discounts (typically 15-40% off pay-as-you-go)
  • Committed spend model
  • Centralized billing
  • Reserved capacity discounts

Best for: Large organizations with predictable AI spend.

Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure ML Studio)

Inkluderer:

  • Model catalog (Azure OpenAI, Hugging Face, Meta)
  • Prompt flow authoring
  • Evaluation tools
  • Content filtering
  • Deployment options (real-time, batch)

Pricing: Separate charges for:

  • Compute (training/inference)
  • Storage (models, datasets)
  • Model API calls (if using MaaS)

6. Common Licensing Mistakes & Pitfalls

Feil 1: Antar at M365 E5 inkluderer alt

Realitet:

  • E5 inkluderer IKKE M365 Copilot (krever add-on)
  • E5 inkluderer IKKE Copilot Studio
  • E5 inkluderer IKKE Azure AI (krever separat Azure-sub)

Fix: Budsjettér for separate add-ons.

Feil 2: Forventer at AI Builder credits akkumuleres

Realitet:

  • Credits resettes hver måned
  • Unused credits går tapt
  • Ingen rollover til neste måned

Fix: Estimer månedlig peak-forbruk og kjøp for det.

Feil 3: Tror Copilot Studio Teams-plan er tilstrekkelig

Realitet:

  • Kun Teams-kanal
  • Ingen premium connectors
  • Ingen generativ orkestrering
  • 10 sessions/user/24h-grense

Fix: Kjøp standalone hvis du trenger multi-channel eller enterprise features.

Feil 4: Glemmer Azure subscription for AI Foundry

Realitet:

  • Microsoft Foundry/OpenAI krever aktiv Azure subscription
  • Separat billing fra M365
  • Kan generere uventede kostnader hvis ikke monitored

Fix: Sett opp cost alerts i Azure, budsjettér separat.

Feil 5: Blander AI Builder credits og Copilot Credits

Realitet:

  • AI Builder credits brukes i Power Apps/Power Automate
  • Copilot Credits brukes i Copilot Studio
  • AI Builder features kan falle tilbake på Copilot Credits ved overage
  • Fra nov 2026: kun Copilot Credits for nye kunder

Fix: Forstå hvilken valuta hver service bruker.

Feil 6: Ignorerer M365 E3 vs E5 compliance-forskjeller

Realitet:

  • E3 har basic DLP (SharePoint, Exchange, OneDrive)
  • E5 kreves for advanced DLP (Teams, Endpoints)
  • E5 kreves for Adaptive Protection, Insider Risk, eDiscovery Premium
  • Viktig for norske offentlige virksomheter (GDPR, Schrems II)

Fix: Vurder compliance-krav før du velger E3 vs E5.

7. Upgrade Paths

E3 → E5

Cost delta: ~€21/user/month (EA pricing)

Du får:

  • Advanced Threat Protection
  • Advanced compliance (eDiscovery, Insider Risk)
  • Advanced DLP
  • Security Copilot (2025)
  • Power BI Pro

Når det er verdt det:

  • Strenge compliance-krav
  • Trenger Insider Risk Management
  • Vil ha Security Copilot når det kommer

  • 200 users (volume discount kicks in)

Standalone Copilot Studio → M365 Copilot Bundle

Scenario: Du har Copilot Studio standalone, vurderer M365 Copilot.

Gevinster:

  • Zero-rated usage i M365-kanaler
  • Integrated experience i Word/Excel/Teams
  • Enklere lisenshåndtering

Trade-offs:

  • Fortsatt trenger Copilot Studio for multi-channel
  • M365 Copilot krever base M365 license (E3/E5)

AI Builder Add-on → Copilot Credits

Forced migration: Nov 2026 for seeded credits, nye kunder må kjøpe Copilot Credits nå.

Hva endres:

  • Felles valuta på tvers av Copilot Studio og AI Builder
  • Pay-as-you-go option via Azure
  • Consumption-based vs fixed monthly allocation

Migrering:

  • Beregn dagens AI Builder-forbruk
  • Konverter til Copilot Credits (rate card i Power Platform Licensing Guide)
  • Kjøp prepaid pack eller enable pay-as-you-go

8. Norwegian Public Sector Licensing Notes

Akademia (UH-sektoren)

Tilgjengelige lisenser:

  • Microsoft 365 A1 (gratis for studenter)
  • Microsoft 365 A3/A5 (faculty/staff)
  • Education-specific pricing (~40% rabatt vs commercial)

AI-funksjoner:

  • A1: Copilot Chat (web) included, NO AI Builder credits
  • A3: Samme som E3, 500 AI Builder credits/user* (til nov 2026)
  • A5: Samme som E5, 500 AI Builder credits/user* (til nov 2026)
  • M365 Copilot tilgjengelig som add-on (edu pricing)

Compliance:

  • EU Data Boundary supported
  • Schrems II-compliant (EEA data residency)
  • GDPR-ready (men krever config)

Offentlig Sektor (Statlig/Kommunal)

Procurement:

  • Gjennom SSA (Statens innkjøpsavtaler)
  • DFØ agreements
  • KGV (Kommunenes Gjeninnkjøpsavdeling)

Licensing:

  • Ofte EA (Enterprise Agreement) med volum-rabatt
  • Government Community Cloud (GCC) available (US Gov, ikke Norge-spesifikt)
  • Standard commercial licenses for Norwegian public sector

Pricing Considerations:

  • Forhandlingsrom avhenger av antall brukere
  • Multi-year commits gir rabatt
  • Consider cyclical budgets (årlige bevilgninger)

Data Residency & Compliance

EU Data Boundary:

  • M365 E3/E5: ✅ Supported (data lagret i EU)
  • Azure: ✅ Norway regions available (Norway East, Norway West)
  • Copilot Studio: ✅ EU data residency (når environment er i EU)

GDPR:

  • All Microsoft AI services GDPR-compliant when configured
  • DPA (Data Processing Agreement) included in enterprise licenses
  • Consider DLP policies for sensitive data (E5 recommended)

Schrems II:

  • EU Data Boundary mitigates Schrems II concerns
  • Azure confidential computing available
  • Consider on-premises options for highly sensitive workloads

9. Quick Decision Matrix

Scenario 1: "Vi vil teste Copilot uten stor investering"

Anbefaling:

  • Behold dagens M365 E3/E5
  • Kjøp 10-50 M365 Copilot licenses for pilot-brukere (~$30/user/month)
  • Evaluer i 3-6 måneder
  • Scale dersom ROI er positiv

Estimated cost: $300-1,500/month for pilot

Scenario 2: "Vi trenger custom agents for kundeservice"

Anbefaling:

  • Copilot Studio standalone (~$200/month tenant + user licenses)
  • Power Automate Premium hvis RPA trengs (~$40/user/month)
  • Azure OpenAI for custom models (consumption-based)

Estimated cost: $500-2,000/month (avhenger av message volume)

Scenario 3: "Vi vil bruke AI i interne apper (Power Apps)"

Anbefaling:

  • Power Apps Premium (~$40/user/month)
  • AI Builder add-on hvis seeded credits ikke holder ($500/month per 1M credits)
  • Alternativt: Copilot Credits fra nov 2026

Estimated cost: $40-100/user/month

Scenario 4: "Vi trenger full compliance + AI (offentlig sektor)"

Anbefaling:

  • M365 E5 (~€57/user/month)
  • M365 Copilot add-on (~$30/user/month)
  • Azure med Norwegian regions
  • DLP, Adaptive Protection, eDiscovery Premium

Estimated cost: ~€90-100/user/month

Scenario 5: "Vi skal bygge egne AI-modeller"

Anbefaling:

  • Azure Enterprise Agreement
  • Microsoft Foundry (for MLOps)
  • Azure OpenAI Service (for LLMs)
  • Azure Machine Learning (for custom models)

Estimated cost: Highly variable ($1,000-50,000+/month avhenger av compute/storage)

10. Documented vs Assumed Information

✅ Documented (fra microsoft-learn MCP)

  • M365 Copilot add-on pris: $30/user/month
  • AI Builder seeded credits fjernes 1. nov 2026
  • Security Copilot inkluderes i E5 (coming 2025)
  • Copilot Studio Teams plan: 10 sessions/user/24h limit
  • AI Builder credits reset monthly, no rollover
  • Azure free tier: 1 free search service per subscription

⚠️ Assumed (basert på erfaring, verifiser)

  • Norwegian EA pricing (~€36 E3, ~€57 E5) — varies by customer agreement
  • Copilot Studio tenant license ~$200/month — see official pricing
  • AI Builder add-on ~$500/month per 1M credits — see official pricing
  • Education discount ~40% — varies by institution

11. Key Takeaways for Architects

  1. Ingen "all-in-one" license — Microsoft AI-stakken krever flere lisenser for full funksjonalitet
  2. M365 Copilot ≠ Copilot Studio — Separate produkter, separate lisenser, ulike bruksområder
  3. AI Builder → Copilot Credits migrering — Planlegg nå, seeded credits forsvinner nov 2026
  4. E3 vs E5 er viktig for compliance — Offentlig sektor bør vurdere E5 for advanced DLP/eDiscovery
  5. Azure-kostnader kan eksplodere — Sett opp cost alerts, budsjettér separat fra M365
  6. Quotas og limits varierer — Copilot Studio RPM, AI Builder monthly reset, Teams plan-begrensninger
  7. Norwegian data residency er tilgjengelig — Men må konfigureres (EU Data Boundary, Azure Norway regions)

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