IT admins can enable Anthropic and xAI models for specific users and groups
Mainly relevant to whoever manages your organisation's Microsoft 365 settings, not day-to-day users. It means IT can now choose to give particular staff or teams access to Claude or Grok inside Copilot, rather than everyone being locked to OpenAI models only — useful if a team finds a different model suits their kind of work better.
What changed
Source summary
Microsoft added admin controls letting organisations selectively grant access to Anthropic models, with xAI's Grok models also becoming available in Copilot Studio for US customers via admin opt-in.
Why it matters to your work
Practical interpretation
Mainly relevant to whoever manages your organisation's Microsoft 365 settings, not day-to-day users. It means IT can now choose to give particular staff or teams access to Claude or Grok inside Copilot, rather than everyone being locked to OpenAI models only — useful if a team finds a different model suits their kind of work better.
Source & availability
This is a summary of a published provider announcement, with practical context from SCALA’s feed.
Plan, region, workspace and rollout conditions may affect access in Australia. Check the original source for current availability.
learn.microsoft.comThis update is primarily for technical teams.