Set Cowork spending limits before rollout
IT enables Cowork only for a pilot group, sets user or group-level spending limits and monitors Copilot Credit use before wider adoption.
Where the action happens
Microsoft 365 admin / Copilot Cowork cost controls
Product or feature needed
Cowork admin controls, Copilot Credits, usage alerts and spending limits
AI required
No - governance/admin task
Extra credits
No for setting controls; yes when users run Cowork tasks
Technical skill
High
Risk level
Medium - reduces risk of unexpected usage charges
Licence dependency
Advanced & governed stage — admin access to Cowork and Microsoft 365 usage-based billing controls is required.
Credit dependency
No credits are consumed by setting limits; the limits govern later Cowork credit consumption.
UK availability
available
Watch-outs for Advanced: govern & scale
- Keep detailed governance here rather than repeating it on every beginner capability.
- Track ownership, access, cost, lifecycle and exceptions once services are shared or business-critical.
- AI Redlines remain separate from normal governance and should be treated as hard boundaries.
Last checked: 2026-09-05
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