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Copilot ROI Estimator

Still being worked on — use with caution

This ROI estimator is new and under active development. It is a planning aid, not a financial model — treat every number as directional, keep your own assumptions, and double-check anything you rely on for a budget decision.

Put value and cost in the same frame and get a defensible ROI, payback period, and 3-year return for a Copilot Studio agent. The cost side reuses the same rate engine as the Credit Estimator — so if you already have a monthly credit figure, bring it here. New to how credits are priced? See How Copilot Credits work. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

The honest-ROI rule (from Make the ROI case for your agent): separate the hard numbers you can measure from the soft ones you're assuming, default conservative, and remember ROI = value × adoption — a great agent nobody uses has weak ROI.

Describe the agent in plain English — we read the scenario with the Credit Estimator engine and return an instant ROI band. Best for early-stage ideas.

Describe the agent

One or two sentences: who uses it, what it does, and how often. We infer the monthly volume, build size and Copilot Credits from this — you confirm the value dials below.

Try:

Confirm the value dials HARD

These are your economics — adjust to your reality. Volume and build size come from the scenario read above.

1 · Value — time saved HARD

Your most defensible number: minutes saved per task × how often × a fully-loaded hourly rate. Add a row per task the agent helps with.

2 · Value — cost avoidance SOFT

Optional, and softer than time saved — include only what you can defend. Leave a field at 0 to skip it. Don't double-count: if an hour is already in "time saved," don't also count it as a deflected case or an avoided FTE.

3 · Adoption ramp

Value is realized as people actually use the agent. A realistic ramp beats a day-one assumption — and keeps the case credible.

4 · Cost — to run & build

Run cost is priced with the same engine as the Credit Estimator. Get a monthly credit figure there and paste it here.

5 · Horizon & confidence

Where this leads

Unofficial and community-built. This estimator is not endorsed by or affiliated with Microsoft. Value figures are your own economics; the cost side is calibrated to public Microsoft billing rates. Always validate against your own data before making a funding decision.

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