--- id: video/BrMKx3wqYac type: video title: "Introducing: AI Consumption Billing for Business Central (2025 release wave 1)" summary: "AI consumption billing for Business Central copilot features, shown with the sales order agent: usage is measured in Microsoft Copilot Studio messages, paid by prepaid message packs or pay-as-you-go, and configured by linking a Business Central environment to a Power Platform environment." tier: official language: en tags: - ai consumption billing - sales order agent - copilot studio messages - prepaid capacity - pay as you go - power platform billing - message meters - generative answers - autonomous actions - capacity allocation system: copilot review: state: reviewed by: opus at: "2026-10-07T23:00:39.829Z" flags: [] generated: at: "2026-10-07T23:00:39.901Z" pipeline: 0.2.0 prompts: extract-video: 1 summarize-video: 2 input_hash: efd6693db403209a5a918f1fb383e482e7722df829c2f222448f265d826f6647 evidence: - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=30s title: "Introducing: AI Consumption Billing for Business Central (2025 release wave 1)" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:21.000Z" commit: null t: 30 quote: the sales order agent is providing a ton of value to the sales team working with the quotes and the orders - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=132s title: "Introducing: AI Consumption Billing for Business Central (2025 release wave 1)" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:21.000Z" commit: null t: 132 quote: at this point of time the sales order agent is the only capability uh which is being u built for - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=212s title: "Introducing: AI Consumption Billing for Business Central (2025 release wave 1)" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:21.000Z" commit: null t: 212 quote: Microsoft products and services will use a common currency called the Microsoft Copilot Studio message to measure the usage of AI features and to - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=253s title: "Introducing: AI Consumption Billing for Business Central (2025 release wave 1)" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:21.000Z" commit: null t: 253 quote: there are the prepaid copilot studio message packs which are monthly subscription containing x number of messages uh renewable every month. And secondly, there's - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=349s title: "Introducing: AI Consumption Billing for Business Central (2025 release wave 1)" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:21.000Z" commit: null t: 349 quote: we're going to use a generative answer for the for any message that the agent generates an autonomous action for the operation on sales - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=453s title: "Introducing: AI Consumption Billing for Business Central (2025 release wave 1)" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:21.000Z" commit: null t: 453 quote: every tenant in business central environment comes with a very limited preview evaluation capacity that would allow you to set up the sales order - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=479s title: "Introducing: AI Consumption Billing for Business Central (2025 release wave 1)" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:21.000Z" commit: null t: 479 quote: if you have any on your tenant, this is what the agent would consume from first. - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=547s title: "Introducing: AI Consumption Billing for Business Central (2025 release wave 1)" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:21.000Z" commit: null t: 547 quote: to use billing policies on a business central environment is required that you link it to a power platform environment so that knows which - kind: video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=939s title: "Introducing: AI Consumption Billing for Business Central (2025 release wave 1)" date: "2025-04-01T15:00:21.000Z" commit: null t: 939 quote: if you always consume 25,000 or more messages, uh that this prepaid pack makes sense for you. If you have variable consumption, pay as links: learn: [] objects: [] features: [] topics: [] localizations: [] videos: [] posts: [] guidelines: [] video_id: BrMKx3wqYac channel: yt-microsoft source_name: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac published_at: "2025-04-01T15:00:21.000Z" duration_s: 995 captions: full audience: - administrator - decision maker - functional consultant chapters: - t: 0 title: Introduction to Sales Order Agent and AI Consumption - t: 63 title: UI Notifications and Capacity Monitoring - t: 152 title: Billing Mechanism and Microsoft Copilot Studio Messages - t: 269 title: Sales Order Agent Billing Meters and Scenarios - t: 378 title: "Setup: Preview Evaluation Capacity and Billing Options" - t: 506 title: Linking to Power Platform and Configuring Billing Policies - t: 637 title: Prepaid Capacity and Message Packs - t: 738 title: Purchasing and Allocating Copilot Studio Capacity - t: 872 title: Summary and Final Configuration Confirmation features: - name: AI consumption billing for Business Central status: unclear t: 17 verified: false status_source: video - name: Copilot and Agents capabilities page status: unclear t: 96 verified: false status_source: video - name: Preview evaluation capacity status: unclear t: 453 verified: false status_source: video - name: Prepaid Copilot Studio message packs status: unclear t: 253 verified: false status_source: video - name: Pay-as-you-go billing plan status: unclear t: 253 verified: false status_source: video - name: Generative answers meter status: unclear t: 303 verified: false status_source: video - name: Autonomous actions meter status: unclear t: 303 verified: false status_source: video - name: Power Platform billing inheritance status: unclear t: 516 verified: false status_source: video - name: Per-environment capacity allocation status: unclear t: 812 verified: false status_source: video objects_mentioned: - other KPIs dashboard - page Copilot and Agents capabilities - page Copilot pane quotes: - t: 30 text: the sales order agent is providing a ton of value to the sales team working with the quotes and the orders check: exact - t: 132 text: at this point of time the sales order agent is the only capability uh which is being u built for check: exact - t: 212 text: Microsoft products and services will use a common currency called the Microsoft Copilot Studio message to measure the usage of AI features and to check: exact - t: 253 text: there are the prepaid copilot studio message packs which are monthly subscription containing x number of messages uh renewable every month. And secondly, there's check: exact - t: 349 text: we're going to use a generative answer for the for any message that the agent generates an autonomous action for the operation on sales check: exact - t: 453 text: every tenant in business central environment comes with a very limited preview evaluation capacity that would allow you to set up the sales order check: exact - t: 479 text: if you have any on your tenant, this is what the agent would consume from first. check: exact - t: 547 text: to use billing policies on a business central environment is required that you link it to a power platform environment so that knows which check: exact - t: 939 text: if you always consume 25,000 or more messages, uh that this prepaid pack makes sense for you. If you have variable consumption, pay as check: exact --- # Introducing: AI Consumption Billing for Business Central (2025 release wave 1) > AI consumption billing for Business Central copilot features, shown with the sales order agent: usage is measured in Microsoft Copilot Studio messages, paid by prepaid message packs or pay-as-you-go, and configured by linking a Business Central environment to a Power Platform environment. [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2025-04-01 · 16:35 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus) ## Overview The video explains how AI features in Business Central are billed. Microsoft Copilot Studio messages act as a common currency across Microsoft products. At the time of the video, the sales order agent is the only capability built for this billing. Every tenant gets a limited preview evaluation capacity to set up and try the agent. The demo covers the Copilot and Agents capabilities page, with its notifications about AI activation and capacity use. It then covers the billing meters, linking to a Power Platform environment, billing policies, prepaid packs, pay-as-you-go, and allocating capacity to individual environments. ## Key points - Usage is measured in Microsoft Copilot Studio messages using two common meters: generative answers (each email message the sales order agent handles or generates) and autonomous actions (operations on sales quotes and sales orders). - Only the sales order agent is currently billed under AI consumption billing. - Every Business Central tenant gets a limited preview evaluation capacity to set up and try the sales order agent. When it runs out, notifications appear and the agent stops processing tasks until billing is set up. - Billing policies require linking the Business Central environment to a Power Platform environment in the Business Central admin center. In the demo, the linked environment was of the same type and in the same geography. An existing Power Platform billing policy is inherited automatically. - Pay-as-you-go plans are created in the Power Platform admin center against an Azure subscription, with Copilot Studio enabled as a product. Messages consumed are billed after the month ends. - Prepaid message packs are a monthly subscription bought from a partner or in the Microsoft 365 admin center. The Copilot Studio trial gave 25,000 messages. The presenters suggest prepaid if you always consume 25,000 or more messages, and pay-as-you-go for variable consumption. - The two options combine: prepaid capacity is consumed first, and pay-as-you-go covers anything beyond it. ## Chapters - [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=0s) Introduction to Sales Order Agent and AI Consumption - [1:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=63s) UI Notifications and Capacity Monitoring - [2:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=152s) Billing Mechanism and Microsoft Copilot Studio Messages - [4:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=269s) Sales Order Agent Billing Meters and Scenarios - [6:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=378s) Setup: Preview Evaluation Capacity and Billing Options - [8:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=506s) Linking to Power Platform and Configuring Billing Policies - [10:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=637s) Prepaid Capacity and Message Packs - [12:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=738s) Purchasing and Allocating Copilot Studio Capacity - [14:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=872s) Summary and Final Configuration Confirmation ## Features | Feature | Status | At | |---|---|---| | AI consumption billing for Business Central | status not stated, demoed | [0:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=17s) | | Copilot and Agents capabilities page | status not stated, demoed | [1:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=96s) | | Preview evaluation capacity | status not stated | [7:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=453s) | | Prepaid Copilot Studio message packs | status not stated, demoed | [4:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=253s) | | Pay-as-you-go billing plan | status not stated, demoed | [4:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=253s) | | Generative answers meter | status not stated, demoed | [5:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=303s) | | Autonomous actions meter | status not stated, demoed | [5:03](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=303s) | | Power Platform billing inheritance | status not stated, demoed | [8:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=516s) | | Per-environment capacity allocation | status not stated, demoed | [13:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=812s) | ## AL objects mentioned As heard in the captions. A name that matches one object page by exact type and name links to it; the others stay as named. - other "KPIs dashboard" at [0:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=47s) - page "Copilot and Agents capabilities" at [1:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=96s) - page "Copilot pane" at [2:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=168s) Not found in BC28-30: page "Copilot and Agents capabilities", page "Copilot pane". ## Quotes - [0:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=30s) "the sales order agent is providing a ton of value to the sales team working with the quotes and the orders" - [2:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=132s) "at this point of time the sales order agent is the only capability uh which is being u built for" - [3:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=212s) "Microsoft products and services will use a common currency called the Microsoft Copilot Studio message to measure the usage of AI features and to" - [4:13](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=253s) "there are the prepaid copilot studio message packs which are monthly subscription containing x number of messages uh renewable every month. And secondly, there's" - [5:49](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=349s) "we're going to use a generative answer for the for any message that the agent generates an autonomous action for the operation on sales" - [7:33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=453s) "every tenant in business central environment comes with a very limited preview evaluation capacity that would allow you to set up the sales order" - [7:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=479s) "if you have any on your tenant, this is what the agent would consume from first." - [9:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=547s) "to use billing policies on a business central environment is required that you link it to a power platform environment so that knows which" - [15:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=939s) "if you always consume 25,000 or more messages, uh that this prepaid pack makes sense for you. If you have variable consumption, pay as" ## Disclaimers in the video - [1:58](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=118s) subject-to-change: by activating AI capabilities, you understand your organization may be built for its use in the future - [2:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMKx3wqYac&t=132s) preview: at this point of time the sales order agent is the only capability uh which is being u built for Presenters (as heard): Yast, Dmitri.