Copilot in Power BI review
Planned: not yet tested
Microsoft's generative AI assistant inside Power BI.
Quick answer
Microsoft's Learn documentation describes Copilot in Power BI as chat-based generative AI for analysis and DAX generation, with some experiences generally available and others in preview. It lists paid-capacity requirements and a 10,000-character prompt limit. These are vendor statements, not test results.
- Evaluation statusSelected for evaluation. No testing has started and no evidence is published.
- PricingUnverified. We publish a price only with a dated, linked source.
- Maker
- Microsoft
- Category
- Data & analytics
- Deployment
- Not yet recorded
- Status
- Planned
Overview
What it is, and what we have and have not verified.
What is Copilot in Power BI?
Copilot in Power BI is Microsoft's chat-based generative AI feature within Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service, covering analysis, report creation, and DAX generation.
This description helps you identify the product. It is not a finding. Vendor statements further down are sourced and dated.
Verified findings
- None yet. No independent testing has been completed.
Limitations from our testing
- None yet, because we have not tested this product.
Evaluation of Copilot in Power BI
Scores come only from recorded evidence, never from commercial relationships.
Insufficient evidence: no evaluation published.
Copilot in Power BI is at the “Planned” stage. No independent testing has been completed, so there is no score, no ranking, and no recommendation.
A score appears here only when every dimension of the methodology (version 0.1.0) is backed by independently measured or observed evidence. Missing evidence is shown as missing; it is never replaced with an average. How scoring works.
What we plan to assess
The six methodology dimensions, from our methodology. These are questions, not results.
- Capability & output quality: How well the product performs the tasks it is meant for, judged against a defined task set.
- Reliability & consistency: Whether results hold up when the same task is repeated and over time.
- Workflow fit & integrations: How well the product fits the tools, environments, and habits of its intended users.
- Pricing & value: What it costs for the usage a typical buyer in the category needs, and what limits apply.
- Privacy & security evidence: What documented, checkable evidence exists about data handling and security for the specific product and deployment.
- Support & documentation: The quality of documentation and the support a customer can expect.
What Microsoft says
Statements from the vendor's own pages. Each is a vendor-reported claim, not our finding.
Microsoft's Learn overview describes Copilot in Power BI as helping users apply generative AI to their data.
Microsoft's Learn overview says Copilot provides chat-based experiences from on-the-fly analysis to DAX generation.
Microsoft's Learn overview says some Copilot experiences are generally available and others are in preview.
Microsoft's Learn overview states the capacity requirement for Copilot in Power BI.
Microsoft's Learn overview says Copilot is enabled by default but an administrator can turn it off.
Microsoft's Learn overview states a per-prompt character limit.
Microsoft's Learn overview warns about unprepared data.
Microsoft's Learn privacy page says Copilot does not store prompts or responses after the session ends.
Microsoft's Learn privacy page says data stays within the tenant boundary and is not used to train foundation models.
These records are stated by the vendor and not independently verified. Pages change, so check each source for current wording. Absence of a statement here does not mean the vendor has not made one.
Pricing
Published only with a dated, linked source.
How much does Copilot in Power BI cost?
We have not verified a price for Copilot in Power BI, so we do not publish one. Check the vendor's pricing page for current plans.
Where to start
Go to the vendor for current access and documentation.
Links go to the vendor and are not affiliate links.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers to the questions people ask most.
What does Copilot in Power BI need to run?
Microsoft's overview says it needs paid Fabric capacity (F2 or higher) or Power BI Premium (P1 or higher), and that trial capacities and free SKUs are not supported.
Does Microsoft say Copilot stores my prompts?
Microsoft's privacy page says Copilot does not store your prompts or responses after your session ends, and that your data stays within your organization's tenant boundary and is not used to train foundation models.
Can Copilot get answers wrong?
Microsoft's overview says that without preparation, Copilot can misinterpret the data and return generic or inaccurate results, and recommends preparing the semantic model first.
Keep reading
Sources and further reading
Where the vendor statements on this page come from.
- Copilot for Power BI overviewVendor documentation.
- Privacy and security for Copilot in Power BIVendor documentation.
Independent. Commercial relationships, where they exist, are disclosed and never affect an evaluation. Affiliate disclosure.