Copilot in Power BI isn’t “one feature.” It’s a growing set of experiences that show up in different places, behave differently, and—most importantly—solve different problems.
That’s why two people can both say “Copilot didn’t work for me,” and both be right. One might be trying to generate a report page in Desktop. Another might be trying to chat across any model in their tenant. A third might be expecting an agent-like experience that stays grounded in a curated subject area.
In this post, we’ll map the major modes of Power BI Copilot (where it shows up, what it’s best at, and what it’s not), then contrast that with Fabric Data Agents—because Data Agents aren’t a “better Copilot.” They’re a different building block, meant for a different kind of outcome.
Continue reading “Power BI Copilot Has Multiple Modes. Here’s What Each One Does—and How Fabric Data Agents Change the Game.”
