🎉 NEW: Vibe Working - Sept 29, 2025
Microsoft Copilot
Now with AI Agents and Vibe Working
Introducing "Vibe Working"
Announced September 29, 2025: Microsoft brings agentic AI to Office apps with Agent Mode and Office Agent - a new way of working where AI handles multi-step tasks while you steer the direction.
What is "Vibe Working"?
Just like "vibe coding" transformed software development by letting people describe what to build in natural language, "vibe working" brings the same paradigm to productivity. Start with a simple prompt, then work iteratively with Copilot as it orchestrates complex tasks to create polished documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
Agent Mode in ExcelNEW
- Speaks Excel Natively: Creates formulas, builds visualizations, generates new sheets
- Full Data Analysis: Run complex analyses with natural language prompts
- Self-Correcting: Evaluates and fixes issues in generated output
- 57.2% Accuracy: On SpreadsheetBench (humans: 71.3%)
- Powered by: OpenAI's latest models
57.2% accuracy vs. 71.3% human baseline
Agent Mode in WordNEW
- "Vibe Writing": Interactive, conversational document creation
- Smart Drafting: Handles content, refinement, and clarifying questions
- Cross-App Integration: Pulls data from emails and other Office files
- Native Formatting: Uses Word's styles and polished layouts
- Powered by: OpenAI's latest models
Office Agent in CopilotNEW
- Chat-First Creation: Create documents from Copilot conversation
- Web Research: Conducts research to gather information
- PowerPoint & Word: Creates presentations and documents (Excel soon)
- Chain of Thought: Shows reasoning process as it works
- Powered by: Anthropic Claude models
Example Prompts to Try
- Excel: "Run a full analysis on this sales data set. I want to understand important insights to help me make business decisions. Make it visual."
- Word: "Summarize recent customer feedback and highlight key trends. Format as an executive summary."
- PowerPoint: "Create a business planning presentation for our Q4 strategy meeting."
- Financial Analysis: "Create a financial monthly close report for a bike shop business, including breakdown of product lines across VTB, VTF, sequential, and year-over-year growth."
🚀 Availability
Rolling out now through the Frontier Program for:
- Microsoft 365 Copilot licensed customers
- Microsoft 365 Personal/Family subscribers (U.S.)
- Web versions first, desktop apps coming soon
- PowerPoint Agent Mode coming later
Copilot Product Tiers
Choose the right Copilot for your needs - from free consumer AI to enterprise-grade productivity.
| Feature | Free | Pro ($20/mo) | M365 Copilot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core AI Chat | GPT-5 | GPT-5 + Priority | GPT-5 with context |
| Vibe Working | - | Via Frontier | Via Frontier |
| Office Integration | - | Basic (with M365) | Deep integration |
| Work Context | - | - | Full Graph API |
| Custom Agents | - | Builder access | Studio + Deployment |
| Security | Consumer | Consumer+ | Enterprise-grade |
Copilot in Microsoft 365 Apps
AI deeply integrated into your daily productivity tools, now supercharged with Agent Mode.
Excel
- Agent Mode: Complex analysis with natural language
- Formula Generation: Create formulas from descriptions
- Data Insights: Automatic trend identification
- Visualizations: Charts and pivot tables instantly
Word
- Agent Mode: Vibe writing with back-and-forth
- Drafting: Create documents from prompts
- Summarization: Condense long content
- Rewriting: Adjust tone and style
PowerPoint
- Office Agent: Create decks from chat
- Design: Auto-generate slide layouts
- Speaker Notes: Automatic generation
- Cross-App: Turn Word docs into presentations
Teams & Outlook
- Meeting Recaps: Transcription + action items
- Email Drafting: Compose with tone control
- Thread Summaries: Understand long conversations
- Agent Integration: Use AI assistants in-app
AI Agents Beyond Office
Specialized AI that acts as virtual team members, automating complex workflows.
Built-in Agents
- Researcher: Deep web and document analysis
- Analyst: Complex data insights
- Sales Assistant: CRM integration
- Security Advisor: Threat detection
- HR Self-Service: Benefits management
Copilot Studio
- Low-Code Builder: Create custom agents
- Workflow Automation: Business process integration
- API Connections: External systems
- Version Control: Safe deployment
- Analytics: Monitor performance
Governance
- Admin Controls: Centralized management
- DLP Integration: Policy enforcement
- Sensitivity Labels: Information protection
- Audit Trails: Complete logging
- Usage Analytics: Track ROI
Implementation Playbook
Week 1: Vibe Working Pilot
- Join the Frontier Program for early access
- Start with Excel Agent Mode for data analysis tasks
- Test Word Agent Mode with 2-3 report writers
- Document prompts that work well
- Track time savings on specific tasks
Weeks 2-4: Measure & Refine
- Accuracy Check: Validate Excel calculations and formulas
- Quality Review: Human review of Word drafts
- Time Metrics: Compare before/after completion times
- User Feedback: Gather qualitative insights
- Best Practices: Create prompt library for common tasks
Important: Agent Mode in Excel achieves 57.2% accuracy - always validate critical calculations. Use it for speed and exploration, but maintain human oversight for financial decisions and compliance-sensitive work.
🎯 Success Metrics
- Time to first usable draft (target: 50% reduction)
- Iterations needed per task (target: fewer than 3)
- Accuracy rate on validation (target: 90%+ after review)
- User satisfaction scores (target: 4+ out of 5)
- Adoption rate after 30 days (target: 60%+ of pilot group)
Learn More: Visit
Microsoft's Vibe Working announcement
for full details. Last updated: October 1, 2025.