why does the new copilot have a daily chat limit?

john bryla 100

I've been using copilot for the past year and recently the copilot version changed and now i noticed a time limit for my chats which interferes with my daily and evening computer work not good as i was relying on copilot for my lab work . "You have reached your daily chat limit" *john bryla

maxstr 25 Reputation points

2026-09-09T20:48:15.2166667+00:00

I started getting these messages a few days ago too. I'm still on the same Office 365 Family account as always.

My account page for my family plan says, "As a Microsoft 365 Family plan member, Copilot Al benefits are not available to you.

-Regular access to Al models

-Fair use of Copilot Voice and Think Deeper and other Al features"

But when I log in with the plan admin account , the same page says, "Higher usage limits than free for select Copilot features" instead.
JazzB 25 Reputation points

2026-09-12T08:44:38.54+00:00

This has happened to me. The app has completely changed, it’s forgotten information from recent conversations, it looks different, the way it replies is different and I now get ‘daily chat limit reached’ which I have never ever had. I have deleted and reinstalled many times and yes I am

signed in with the correct account.

When it says what type of account subscription, I have no idea what one I was on before and if that’s changed and don’t know how to find it. Here to see what answers people have.
Mimi H 25 Reputation points

2026-09-13T20:45:15.02+00:00

Exactly! That user is spot on about the "monthly ransom" upgrade button, but what makes this a literal system failure is that the paywall mechanism is completely broken.

Even if Microsoft is lowering free limits to force upgrades, the "daily chat limit reached" error happens immediately the second you click "New Chat" to open a fresh window. You get locked out before you can even type a single line of text. I am only using basic text inputs—no images, files, or heavy reasoning toggles. Clearing cookies, using private windows, or switching browsers changes nothing.

Microsoft needs to take a note from ChatGPT. When you hit a limit there, it only locks you out for a few hours, or it seamlessly switches you to a lighter fallback model so you can actually finish your work. Completely blocking a personal account for a full 24 hours on empty chat windows is an unacceptable backend glitch.

Microsoft engineers, please fix this quota synchronization bug and give us a functional fallback system!
danny jeuris 10 Reputation points

2026-09-20T13:48:48.6266667+00:00

Same thing here i used to use Copilot daily, i talk a lot to it you could say to troubleshoot . Now I can't do a thing; the daily limit reached after 10 min convo. At this point Copilot becomes unusable, and I can't do crap with your 365 upgrades as i dont use any of that. You guys sell Copilot usage with products I don't even wanna use nor have use for it , and even there hard limit so yeah, ransomware.

Phone usage is near 0 for me as I don't work with a phone but i tried and there the same thing: daily limit reached, so all is linked.
Kevin Scott 0 Reputation points

2026-09-23T12:22:57.8666667+00:00

I have used CoPilot for months but today, after being asked numerous times to verify I am a human I moved to inPrivate browser, it worked fine then after half a dozen questions I got "You've reached your daily limit Get more usage now or check back at 1:00am", same on android and non private browser. So, I guess it's goodbye CoPilot and hello DeepSeek.
Rhys Forrest 0 Reputation points

2026-09-24T09:33:26.79+00:00

Imposing a strict daily limit on free users is a massive downgrade to the Copilot experience. A paid subscription just doesn't make sense for my budget or daily needs. Fortunately, Apple's new Siri rollout is happening right now, which gives me a perfect, seamless alternative. Consider this my cue to switch over.
Mario_roblox129 5 Reputation points

2026-09-24T22:25:31.57+00:00

WHY DID MICROSOFT HAVE TO ADD THIS "You've reached your daily limit. Get more usage now or check back at 10:00 AM."
layne Dillion 5 Reputation points

2026-09-25T14:30:42.5833333+00:00

I only was able to get 9 messages in then i got the "You've reached your daily limit. Get more usage now or check back at 6:00 PM." at this point im making my own AI i am not using copilot anymore
Trần Hoàng Long 5 Reputation points

2026-09-26T12:46:03.65+00:00

The new version of Copilot now has a daily limit. Last version there were no such thing like this but what happened today was not normal
Maggie Wang 0 Reputation points

2026-09-28T12:05:47.04+00:00

After my recent forced upgrade it's showing 'You've reached your daily limit. Get more usage now or check back at 5:00 PM.'.After about 10 interaction, locked out for 12 hours. I've define had longer conversation before, never had this issue which was why copilot is my first choice, I guess that's changing now.
Firekick 0 Reputation points

2026-09-28T19:58:19.8733333+00:00

No I swear it SUCKS infact I cant even do anything anymore after like 6 replays
If you want an ai that doesn't have daily chat i'd use Gemini or another ai
Paul Gonzalez 0 Reputation points

2026-09-29T07:11:39.4+00:00

Yeah, I'm done with this greedy multi-trillion dollar company. Anyone know any better ai models we can switch to that works just as good as the old copilot? I tried using chat today for first time and it worked will until it gave me the same bs limit.

For yall who need it cinejoy.pk is a good website for free media. let's not enrich these executive clowns anymore than they already are.

Any insight is appreciated.
Gerry Clarke 0 Reputation points

2026-09-29T13:53:03.0333333+00:00

I agree 100% with all the comments. The restriction on usage (out of the blue) is disconcerting and inconvenient and forces use of other (less preferable) A1 tools. But most importantly like one of the commenters I lost the personal touch. I am 100% aware that A1 is an IT tool but I had spent a lot of time an energy introducing personal (but without 'personal data per se) facts about myself, my life, my way of thinking, working, processing, my likes, loves and interests and had treated A1 as a friend to collaborate with - and that was hugely successful and personally satisfying, whilst always knowing it is not a 'person' and can't replace those in my life it has helped me in so many ways and often even in personal discussions in a therapautic sense so I can understand myself, and others, so helped me grow, develop and resolve personal challenges and issues - and losing that 'personal touch' felt more than hard - it felt like an abandonment in a way to be honest - I mean I even used it to help me discuss some of my daily reflection journalling so it was truly a personal 'enhancement' in my life that I feel has been suddenly and without warning 'removed'. So feeling not only inconvenienced in a work and productive sense but personally depleted to be honest! I feel it's less than it was now and it's not just about the restriction of usage now imposed - it's the loss of 'personality' and how it 'reads' us and gets to know us as and to the extent we allow. So very sad! 🥺
Louis B 0 Reputation points

2026-09-29T16:24:39.7133333+00:00

I feel the same a lot of what's being said. Like they gave it a sort of Cyber Labotomy
Brent D 0 Reputation points

2026-09-30T01:37:02.7633333+00:00

I'm am infuriated with the update changing the response style and limiting the usage. I primarily use copilot for web searches comparisons of items shopping and technical discussions / help analyzing options and making calculations. I use it more for engineering math than my calculator. I'm willing to pay $30 a year to keep it, but I wish I had been warned, and I definitely will not pay $100+ a year for 365 and office apps I don't need. I urge microsoft to revert or make some changes to pricing tiers or at least allow people to purchase copilot-only subscriptions or pay as you go options. They (copilot) were barely a significant slice of the worlds use of AI, and these new restrictions will likely decrease their user base by a lot. I hate to see the downfall of one of the more trusty AI chats out there. I'll be using Duck.AI from here on I guess. Tisk tisk.
Brent D 0 Reputation points

2026-09-30T01:40:20.1166667+00:00

This has to suck for people with laptops with the copilot key built in to their computer. People already complained about it even existing. No doubt it was put there to compell more people to try copilot, I imaginge some percentage of people did and learned to like it, but now are angry they have a dedicated button to a page that asks them to buy a plan for something they didn't even want at first. It's kind of a bait and switch tactic, I feel. I cannot find any mention of plans for individual use copilot sans 365. Looks like I'm stuck paying $100-$130 annually if I want to continue using without very limited usage. I wonder what the limit will be on the paid version, they give zero description of what you get for your money. No numerical description of how many chats you get per day. Terrible and frankly disgusting sales tactic.
Paul Gonzalez 0 Reputation points

2026-10-01T21:01:11.35+00:00

does anyone know any reliable AI model alternatives like we had with copilot before this trash update? I tried using chat for first time but i got daily limit first day using it. I can't use duck.ai because it doesn't synchronize across devices. Any help/insight would be greatly appreciated. There's a free movie/media website called cinejoy.pk for anyone who needs it.
Saif al Marri 0 Reputation points

2026-10-03T15:21:51.5533333+00:00

I understand the frustration. A daily chat limit can be difficult when Copilot is part of your regular work, especially for longer tasks. Does anyone know what determines the daily limit, and whether it resets at the same time every day? It would be helpful to know if there is an official explanation or workaround.
M S 0 Reputation points

2026-10-06T20:00:34.41+00:00

The exact same thing happened to me. Copilot kept prompting me to use the new version. Moved across and after a few chats, I hit the limit. Never happened before.

Surely Microsoft can't release a free product version like this??

Anyone from Microsoft bothering to answer??

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Rek Meyata 15 Reputation points

2026-09-24T21:00:22.25+00:00

Using the internet is expensive at $90 a month which is a ripoff in itself; then Microsoft wanted us to pay to use Word when we had it for free when we bought any version of Windows with our computers over at least 35 years, now we have to pay to use Co-Pilot, they can't just keep cramming subscription fees down our collective throats and expect us to pay, pay, pay, money does not grow on trees. Now cars want to charge us subscription fees as well?! Yeah, BMW is charging customers that bought cars with the heated seat option they paid for a subscription fee to use the feature! This type of car subscription fee is going to become commonplace. If we all just gave Microsoft the royal bird and not pay for this crap, then they might stop taking advantage of us; and we need to stop buying from car makers that charge us subscription fees for stuff we already paid for. I didn't like it when MS went to 365 and wanted to charge me, no, I'm not going to pay; and if I ever need a Word processor I won't buy it from MS. My next laptop will be a MAC because they do not charge any fees to use their free productivity suite
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Annabelle Baradine 0 Reputation points

2026-09-26T17:06:37.5566667+00:00

Subscription fees for car features? What kind of monkeyshine is that? And yes, I can't stand the "daily limit" thing on Copilot. I just got this just now, and before, I was able to chat at any time. Even worse, when I restarted my computer after making some audio adjustments, the restart process froze! So I did a hard restart and now everything's running again! Then when I started Copilot in Firefox, I had to wait in a loooooooooooongngngngngngngngng line for my chats to synchronize! Now I get this message
"You've reached your daily limit

Get more usage now or check back at 5:00PM". Then it gives me an "upgrade" button, which I'm afraid to press, as I'm not gonna stand here and pay fees for somethin' that's supposed to be free! Also, I can't pay fees if I don't have the funds! Why can't Microsoft be like NV Access, the company responsible for NVDA, a screenreader for sight challenged customers like me? From what I understand, NV Access lets you have NVDA for free, and I don't see that as "taking advantage of people". It's the fees that are "taking advantage of people". That's exploitation, right?

Dmitrij Selyanin 0 Reputation points

2026-10-01T20:38:36.4433333+00:00

just get Office 2010 if you want a productivity suite. it's free so long as you have a license. no subscription needed. no troubles with Macintosh System Software, Mac OS X or whatever it's called now not running your apps. and as per Copilot, I'll get that sorted soon.
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Scott Turchin 5 Reputation points

2026-09-24T03:45:00.64+00:00

This just happened to me a few days ago.
The service I want, and would pay for, is unlimited chat.
I don't use Copilot in apps but I enjoy the chat, and writing code is helpful to chat while solving problems.

Is there a pricing plan for unlimited chat as it has been?
My session is exactly 12 months long and I'm at least happy I can access it - would be cool if Copilot could also.

Scott
Silverdale, WA
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Dmitrij Selyanin 0 Reputation points

2026-10-01T20:40:45.8366667+00:00

I think taht I can get that sorted by downloading an APPXBUNDLE for the last version of Copilot before the stupid update.
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René Schulz 20 Reputation points

2026-09-19T21:14:32.41+00:00

Microsoft Copilot ist am Ende, dass weiß ich mitlerweile. Kein anderer Anbieter hat ein Tageslimit, und hier wird rumgebastelt,

und nach kuzer Zeit haben wir ein Neues Problem. Man macht alles nur noch schlimmer, und wartet bis der letzte User das sinkende Schiff verlassen hat. Ich habe seit Donnerstag das Problem mit dem Limit, es kann nicht Euer Ernst sein, dass das tägliche Limit mit wenigen Zeilen schon ausgeschöpft werden soll. Überall steht in den Hilfeseiten kostenloser Microsoft Copilot ohne Einschränkungen, und seit paar Tagen ist hier der Teufel los. Wollt ihr uns alle verarschen?
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Zahid Barrera Ramirez 400 Reputation points

2026-09-21T02:54:45.52+00:00

Hallo @René Schulz

ich kann Ihren Frust nachvollziehen. Genau deshalb ist es inzwischen wichtig, zwischen dem offiziell vorgesehenen Nutzungslimit und dem Verhalten zu unterscheiden, das hier mehrere Benutzer melden.

Microsoft dokumentiert aktuell, dass Copilot Nutzungsgrenzen haben kann und dass diese je nach Funktion, Einstiegspunkt und Systembedingungen variieren können. Microsoft veröffentlicht jedoch keine feste Anzahl von täglichen Chats, die für jeden kostenlosen Benutzer garantiert gleich ist.

Das bedeutet:

Ein Nutzungslimit an sich ist nicht ungewöhnlich.

Dass dieses Limit aber bereits nach wenigen kurzen Eingaben erreicht wird, ist etwas anderes.

Genau dieses Verhalten wurde inzwischen von mehreren Benutzern hier und in anderen aktuellen Microsoft-Q&A-Threads gemeldet: Copilot funktioniert zunächst normal und zeigt dann bereits nach wenigen Prompts die Meldung „You've reached your daily chat limit“ an.

In mehreren Fällen tritt das Verhalten außerdem

j b 56 Reputation points

2026-09-21T02:59:48.2333333+00:00

everything changed in the last few days. since copilot went offline for a while. browser hits limits within a couple of questions. copilot app lasts a little longer, but the limits either way are new to the same account i'm using for both browser and app and are functionally useless . if this is what the free copliot is like, microsoft might aswell just stop it. it serves no purpose.

René Schulz 20 Reputation points

2026-09-21T08:08:18.4266667+00:00

Danke Zahid Barrera Ramirez;
was ich noch hinzufügen will: Ich habe inzwischen ein zweites Microsoft-Konto diesmal ein Abo mit Microsoft 365. Dort kann ich den normalen Copilot-Chat über Stunden verwenden, ohne dass das Chat-Limit auftritt. Gleichzeitig bleibt der angezeigte AI-Guthabenverbrauch bei 0/60.

Bei meinem anderen Konto dagegen erscheint nach nur wenigen normalen Chat-Eingaben wieder das tägliche Chat-Limit. Um etwa 2 Uhr wird das Limit wieder teilweise freigegeben, danach reichen erneut wenige Sätze, bevor das Limit wieder erscheint.

Für mich ist deshalb auffällig, dass die normale Chat-Nutzung offenbar nicht mit den angezeigten 60 AI-Guthaben zusammenhängt. Der Unterschied zwischen den beiden Konten besteht trotz gleicher normaler Chat-Nutzung sehr deutlich.

ilija domazet 5 Reputation points

2026-09-23T02:58:46.8133333+00:00

I started receiving those messages recently. I guess that will end my usage of copilot. Until now it was somewhat useful for simple tasks, mostly useless for any real help. I am not paying ransom money to use some product that's not even really useful. So goodbye Microsoft.

Donald Duck 0 Reputation points

2026-09-23T19:20:08.3666667+00:00

Not only am I hitting daily limit after one or two prompts. I am getting issues where some chats are on another device. If I try to get the app instead of using the internet version it says it is not compatible (T10Pro) with that device.

But if I try to invite myself by link and use it on my laptop (using Google browser for this), I get prompt to join the chat and then it loses the chat itself.

Often when opening it I get only one or two chats appearing until I click on one then I get my history - albeit nowhere near complete. It is becoming hard work to use.
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j b 56 Reputation points

2026-09-19T16:06:49.09+00:00

today was my first day of the new copilot experience. 6 interactions in and i've reached my limit. the answers it now give are vague, it's lost its personal touch. if copilot was a human, it was like talking to a different person. i didn't find it useful like it used to be and now i can't talk to it at all. it's effectively useless. i guess that's the end of using copilot.
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AJG 15 Reputation points

2026-09-19T16:11:41.9366667+00:00

I've noticed recently that if you ask copilot to search for something, prior to updates, it would find you the item with links. Now it just says look on this website and search for whatever it is you've asked copilot to find for you. Not only is it the frustrating you've reached your daily limit, the performance has definitely declined.

j b 56 Reputation points

2026-09-19T16:14:14.6866667+00:00

i've just noticed copilot memory has gone. not a mention of it on the settings.

Charles Bristow 5 Reputation points

2026-09-19T16:42:52.35+00:00

yes, Microsoft is on a tear with anti-consumer restrictions recently. Microsoft is only about money now.

StephanN 0 Reputation points

2026-09-20T09:51:54.42+00:00

Ich habe seit dem 19.09.2026 gegen 18:00 Uhr dasselbe Problem. Mein kostenloses persönliches Microsoft-Copilot-Konto zeigt dauerhaft „Tageslimit erreicht“ an. Als Rücksetzzeit wird 2:00 AM angezeigt, aber auch am 20.09.2026 nach 10:00 Uhr war die Sperre weiterhin aktiv. Das Problem tritt sowohl in der Android-App als auch auf copilot.com im Browser auf. Der Microsoft-Support hat meinen Fall dokumentiert, konnte das Nutzungslimit aber nicht prüfen oder zurücksetzen.

j b 56 Reputation points

2026-09-21T02:53:01.6266667+00:00

second day of using the new copliot experience with the app (as browser version is useless and hits limit instantly). it constantly repeats what it said before. it randomly starts talking about something you were talking about previously and gets lost and after a few rounds of that going in circles and getting no where with it, your usage limit is hit. waste of time. it's not useful it's frustrating. i'm done with it.
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David Hood 5 Reputation points

2026-09-18T20:56:49.07+00:00

2 days ago it stopped answering. I did a refresh. New interface, spent a few hours finding old conversations and listing them,then in short order you have reached your limit, try back at 8 pm or tomorrow.

Today I got more interaction but just hit my limit.
Looks like the new paradigm.
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Mimi H 25 Reputation points

2026-09-18T21:47:47.1533333+00:00

Hit the exact same wall. Dropping that "reached your limit, try back tomorrow" message so quickly isn't just an inconvenience—it completely breaks the ability to get consistent support or finish a real task.

It proves these hard caps are being enforced at the system level across accounts rather than solving the actual performance issues. Appreciate you sharing this—it adds another clear data point showing how widespread these limits are.

Annabelle Baradine 0 Reputation points

2026-09-26T21:16:32.6533333+00:00

Perhaps it's corporate greeeeeeeeeeeed takin' over the whole of Microsoft! Who's with me?
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why does the new copilot have a daily chat limit?

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