Microsoft Copilot
In one line
Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's AI assistant integrated across Bing, Edge and Office — and one of the AI search surfaces with the strongest enterprise reach.
Going deeper
Microsoft Copilot started life as Bing Chat and is now the unified brand across Bing search, the Edge sidebar, Microsoft 365 and Windows. Answers come with source links, so for GEO it is another citation surface to watch.
What makes Copilot interesting for marketers is the audience mix. It reaches not only consumers but also Office users at work, so for B2B and SaaS categories Copilot exposure can matter more than ChatGPT.
Copilot's search answers ride on the Bing index. Pages that are not indexed in Bing or lack authority simply will not surface. 'Bing doesn't matter' is a common assumption that quietly stops being true once Copilot enters the picture.
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