Fresh insights on emerging trends
Fresh insights on emerging trends
Published: 09 March 2026
Microsoft Agent 365 reaches general availability on 1 May 2026, but it is not yet a complete agent governance solution and comes at a premium price ($15 per user per month or via the new M365 E7). Application leaders should closely evaluate Agent 365 functionality, but should defer license purchases until its feature maturity improves.
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