What is Power BI Copilot?
Power BI Copilot is Microsoft's generative-AI layer inside the Power BI and Fabric analytics experience. It can assist users with report creation, data questions, summaries and analysis, but access is tied to an organization's eligible paid Microsoft Fabric or Power BI Premium capacity and to tenant, region and workspace configuration.
Best for: Organizations already using Microsoft Power BI or Fabric that want generative-AI assistance inside governed BI workflows.
Main features
- Natural-language assistance inside Power BI
- Report and page creation assistance
- Report summarization
- Questions over prepared semantic models
- Copilot experiences in supported Power BI surfaces
- Enterprise tenant and capacity controls
Use cases
- Summarize a Power BI report
- Ask questions about a governed semantic model
- Draft report content or visuals with AI assistance
- Help report authors explore analytical questions
- Provide AI-assisted insight discovery to business users
Who is it for?
- Power BI users
- BI analysts
- data teams
- enterprise decision makers
- Microsoft Fabric customers
Pricing and plans
capacity-based enterprise licensing
Advantages
- Works inside an established enterprise BI and governance ecosystem
- Can use existing Power BI semantic models and reports
- Available across multiple supported Power BI experiences when capacity requirements are met
Limitations
- Requires eligible paid Fabric F2+ or Power BI Premium P1+ capacity
- Free and trial capacities do not qualify for Copilot
- Tenant settings, supported region and model preparation affect availability and quality; sovereign clouds are not supported
Review method
Research supplied by the directory editor; not independently verified or hands-on tested for this import. The research date is supplied by the source. Confirm current plans, restrictions and capabilities using the official links below.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Power BI Copilot with a free Power BI account?
Not by itself. Microsoft's current requirements state that Copilot needs a workspace backed by eligible paid Fabric F2+ or Power BI Premium P1+ capacity.
Does a trial Fabric capacity unlock Power BI Copilot?
No. Microsoft explicitly states that trial capacities and free SKUs are not supported for Copilot.
Is there a dedicated public Power BI Copilot API?
A dedicated Copilot API was not verified in the official sources checked for this record. Power BI has broader developer APIs, but this field is intentionally marked unknown for Copilot itself.
Sources and verification
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