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Anthropic Claude Integration in M365 Copilot

Date: September 9, 2025
Company: Microsoft
Category: Applications & Products

Narrative

Claude Sonnet integrated into Office 365 Copilot. Diversification from OpenAI. Multi-model approach. Improved Excel capabilities.

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Reality

Claude integration working. Excel performance improved notably. Microsoft paying AWS for Claude access. Copilot pricing unchanged at $30/user/month despite added costs.

Implication

Validated multi-model enterprise strategy. Best-of-breed approach over single-vendor lock-in. OpenAI exclusivity ending. Enterprise AI becoming model-agnostic.

Tags

  • microsoft
  • anthropic
  • partnership
  • enterprise