Microsoft 365 Copilot Updates to GPT‑5.6 for Higher‑Quality Outputs
Update Microsoft 365 Copilot to use GPT‑5.6 for higher quality outputs.
Update Microsoft 365 Copilot to use GPT‑5.6 for higher quality outputs.
Summary
Microsoft announced that GPT‑5.6 will become the new preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilot, powering Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Chat, and Cowork. The update brings OpenAI’s latest flagship model series into everyday productivity tools, enabling higher‑quality outputs with fewer prompts.
In Word, GPT‑5.6 can help draft, edit, and refine documents with fewer rounds of prompting. In Excel, it supports deeper analysis while using tokens more efficiently, helping users move faster from data to insights. In PowerPoint, it can turn early ideas into polished, visually compelling presentations with less manual guidance. In Cowork, it can help users complete complex cross‑functional work with higher quality outputs and less coordination.
Microsoft will also provide direct API access to GPT‑5.6 for customers, allowing them to bring the model into custom applications. The partnership aims to deliver more useful work from every token and more value from AI in the tools people already use. The update delivers stronger performance per token and on‑demand capability for complex tasks.
Key changes
- GPT‑5.6 becomes the new preferred model in Microsoft 365 Copilot across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Chat, and Cowork.
- Word can draft, edit, and refine documents with fewer prompts.
- Excel supports deeper analysis while using tokens more efficiently.
- PowerPoint can turn early ideas into polished, visually compelling presentations with less manual guidance.
- Cowork helps users complete complex cross‑functional work with higher quality outputs and less coordination.
- Microsoft will also provide direct API access to GPT‑5.6 for custom applications.
- The update delivers stronger performance per token and on‑demand capability for complex tasks.