Licensing and Capacity Models

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Last updated: 2026-08-04

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References

• Security Copilot inclusion for Microsoft 365 E5 (Enterprise 5) and E7 (Enterprise 7)
• Security compute units and capacity
• Manage usage

Objective

Choose the correct onboarding and cost model before scaling Security Copilot use.

Capacity concepts

A SCU (Security Compute Unit) is the capacity measure used for Security Copilot workloads.

Customer model	Capacity behavior
Microsoft 365 E5 (Enterprise 5) and E7 (Enterprise 7) included customer	Default included monthly SCU (Security Compute Unit) capacity
Non-Microsoft 365 E5 (Enterprise 5) and E7 (Enterprise 7) customer	Provisioned SCU (Security Compute Unit) baseline plus optional overage

Provisioned and overage model

• Provisioned capacity supports expected steady usage.
• Overage capacity absorbs spikes when provisioned units are exhausted.
• Provisioned units are billed by hourly capacity blocks.
• Overage units are billed by consumed usage.

Planning checklist

• Determine whether your tenant is in the inclusion model.
• Estimate expected prompt, promptbook, and agent usage.
• Define monthly budget guardrails and overage strategy.
• Assign ownership for monitoring and capacity adjustments.