Microsoft is preparing to launch a Copilot "super app" this year that will combine chat, coding, Cowork, and autonomous Autopilots for both consumers and businesses. The plan was revealed by CEO Satya Nadella during the company's latest earnings call. Microsoft joins a growing race among AI companies to create super apps, with Open AI offering Chat GPT Work and Claude providing Cowork inside its chatbot.

The goal is to keep users in a single app that handles more than just chat or coding. While Microsoft's paid Copilot subscriptions are smaller than Chat GPT's, the company has 30 million paid Copilot users across 450 million business seats. The move underscores Microsoft's significant investment in AI, even as competitors like Open AI and Anthropic pursue major IPOs.

The super app strategy reflects the industry's push toward all-in-one platforms that maximize user engagement and time spent within a single ecosystem.