In the ongoing battle of the AI chatbots, Microsoft has made its latest offensive by giving Copilot users free and unlimited access to two of its most potent tools.
Previously available with usage limits, Think Deeper – which is powered by OpenAI’s o1 model – and Voice can now be accessed as much as you like.
Think Deeper was previously only available to subscribers to Copilot Pro having been launched alongside the Voice feature in October, before being opened up for free last month but subject to usage limits.
Think Deeper
The increased availability of both tools was announced via a blog post from the Copilot Team, confirming that its users could now have ‘an extended conversation’ using Voice and tackle more complex questions and tasks thanks to Think Deeper without hitting limits.
Microsoft calls Think Deeper Copilot’s ‘advanced reasoning model’ that can be utilized for more than complex topics than simple everyday prompts.
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In the blog, it gives examples of the kind of in-depth queries it has been designed to handle: making a big purchase (comparing electric cars using a ‘novel scoring system’), assessing the future value of home renovations (deciding whether kitchen, bathroom or roof upgrades would add the most value), and considering a career moves.
Copilot Voice
While Google NotebookLM dropped jaws last year with its AI podcast creating capabilities, Microsoft pitches Copilot Voice as a more conversational everyday tool.
“Use Voice to practice a few simple phrases in a new language to help you navigate when visiting a new country or meeting new people, tell Copilot about a job you’re applying for and your work experience and ask it to mock interview you, or get some hands-free cooking advice as you follow a new recipe step by step.” – The Copilot Team
Like Think Deeper, Copilot will now allow users to converse with Voice to their heart’s content, without hitting usage limits.
Delays and Interruptions
Microsoft also used the blog post to get ahead of any criticism on user difficulties while the advanced features are scaled up to a greater number of users.
“It’s worth noting you may experience delays or interruptions during periods of high demand or if we detect security concerns, misuse or other violations of the Copilot Terms,” warned the Copilot Team.
While also trying to assuage the noses of paying Copilot Pro customers being put out of joint. It confirmed that their $20 a month would still enable subscribers to “retain preferred access to our latest models during peak usage, early access to experimental AI features… and additional use of Copilot in select Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel and PowerPoint”.
It’s not unusual for newly launched advanced functions of AI models to be rolled out to higher-tier users first. Open AI’s Deep Research feature, for example, is currently only open to paying Pro and Plus plan subscribers.
