why does the new copilot have a daily chat limit?

john bryla 20

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 5 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 5 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 10 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!

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David Hood 0 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 10 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.
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Zahid Barrera Ramirez 190 Reputation points

2026-09-08T06:32:42.8233333+00:00

Hi @Jules

The “You have reached your daily chat limit” message normally indicates that you have reached a usage limit associated with your current Copilot plan or account.

Since you mentioned that your Copilot experience recently changed, I would first verify that you are signed in with the same Microsoft account and that your subscription is still correctly associated with it.

You can also try signing out of Copilot completely, closing the browser/app, and signing back in. If you use Copilot through more than one Microsoft account, make sure the correct account is selected.

If the limit continues to appear, please let us know:

• Which Copilot product you are using (Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Pro, etc.) • Whether you are using a personal, work, or school account • Where you are accessing Copilot (web, Windows app, Microsoft 365 app, etc.) • Your current Copilot subscription

Those details are important because usage limits can vary depending on the Copilot product and subscription.

Unfortunately, if this is an account-level usage limit, there isn't a local Windows or application setting that can remove it.

If this answer helped you identify or resolve the issue, please consider marking it as helpful. It helps other users with the same problem find the solution more easily.
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Jules 0 Reputation points

2026-09-09T20:05:57.8266667+00:00

I noticed the same issue. I have not been online very much in the past few days and I went to use Copilot today (9-9-2026) and came across this same issue.

I'm using the same exact account, same version, on the same browser and the same computer that I have been. My previous chats are all still present and so is everything in my library and projects folder. I asked maybe only 10 questions at the most and I got a reply telling me to upgrade if I want to increase my chats because I reached my daily limit.

I looked online and the only thing I see about chat limits was that the daily limits was lifted around this time a year ago. I searched on both BING and Google.

Zahid Barrera Ramirez 190 Reputation points

2026-09-09T21:03:46.66+00:00

@Jules Thank you for adding this information. Since multiple users are now reporting the same behavior, this appears less likely to be an issue with a specific account, browser, or computer.

Microsoft's current documentation confirms that the free Copilot experience is subject to available capacity and usage limits. Microsoft also states that limits can vary depending on the feature, entry point, and system conditions, and that users may be prompted to upgrade when a limit is reached.

What is interesting in your case is the very low number of prompts before receiving the message. If you only sent approximately 10 questions, and John is experiencing similar behavior, this may indicate either a recent change in how the free-tier limits are being applied or a temporary capacity restriction.

I would therefore not recommend reinstalling Copilot, clearing your conversation history, or deleting your Library/Projects at this point. Your previous conversations and content still being available also suggests that your account data itself is intact.

For comparison, could you both confirm:

• Whether you are using the free version of Microsoft Copilot or a Microsoft 365 subscription • Whether the message appears at copilot.microsoft.com, in the Copilot app, or both • The exact wording of the limit message • Approximately how many prompts you can send after the daily limit resets

If several users can reproduce the same behavior with the free version, particularly after only a small number of prompts, that would be useful evidence that this is a service-side limit/change rather than a local configuration problem.

Microsoft currently documents Copilot limits as variable rather than publishing a guaranteed fixed number of daily chats, so I would avoid relying on older information stating that daily chat limits were completely removed.

If this answer helped clarify the issue, please consider marking it as helpful. It can help other users experiencing the same Copilot behavior find this information.

Jules 0 Reputation points

2026-09-10T01:41:12.7766667+00:00

I am using it on my phone and my computer browser. Copilot on my phone walked me through some steps to try to fix it and none of them are working. It did confirm there was a new "light UI" update today and most likely there is an issue with the security tokens getting corrupted in the Microsoft servers because of being logged in while the update was pushed through.

I tried to reset the tokens on both safari and Firefox and it would not work. The original workspace will actually load, then the browser page acts like it was refreshed. You can see in the middle of this "login.live.com" show up in the browser bar, and then it loads up the new light UI workspace ... which btw is pretty terrible looking even without the limited chats.

I'll just continue to use it on my phone and not even log in on my computer anymore.

K H 5 Reputation points

2026-09-15T19:48:14.4266667+00:00

Are other users still reporting this issue? I was prompted by the old app to update it today. I can't remember if the previous updates required me to install a separate new app, but this one did. The new app imported my old conversations, but after I asked one question and got one response I reached the daily chat limit.

I have always used the app on iPhone, signed into the same account. I used it daily, at any time, whenever and however much I needed to. The sudden, immediate limit was... a bummer.

LevetoAndreaE-4384 5 Reputation points

2026-09-16T20:08:13.08+00:00

Yup!

used copilot for almost a year now, free, iPhone app.

today- 9/16/26-

suddenly dull responses and alert for reaching the daily limit

“or check back at 8 pm”

right.

I am going to check back to a different LLM. Thanks
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René Schulz 0 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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