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Game developmentCopilot for Game Development
Microsoft's AI layer that combines GPT and Claude models with your own organisational data and the Microsoft 365 apps.
Copilot is not on our list for game development. Usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for game development.
- GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: EU hosting possible, no training on your data for business use, and self-hosting available. Caution applies to a model with a documented problem, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure
- GDPR: Caution
- QualityQuality from blind duels on LMArena: users choose between two anonymous answers. A difference of about 20 points is noticeable, a few points is noise. How we measure
- 1485Elo, independent
- Editorial scoreOur own assessment on 10 of suitability for professional work, price and privacy. This is a judgement, not a measurement; that is why it always sits alongside the Elo. How we measure
- 8,3
- Entry price
- from €10 / month
What Copilot does in game development
- Asset creation: generate 3D models, textures, sprites, icons and UI from text, a sketch or your own art, in the style of the game
- Animation: have poses, in-betweens and physically accurate movements calculated, and convert video to motion capture
- Characters and dialogue: NPCs with backstory, memory and voice that respond to the player in real time
- Testing and prototyping: have AI agents playtest builds and report bugs, and build playable prototypes with an AI assistant in the engine
- Deep Microsoft 365 integration
- Grounding on your own data via Microsoft Graph
- Strong enterprise governance and compliance
- Choice between GPT and Claude models
Copilot has a concrete GDPR caution point. The Claude models within Copilot officially fall outside the EU Data Boundary. If you want strictly EU-only processing, exclude the Claude models in the admin panel. Weigh this heavily before using it in game development.
Confidentiality and GDPR
GDPR: CautionCheck per subscription what happens to your assets and prompts. Meshy and Convai may use your input and output to improve or train their services on standard plans (with Meshy you can opt out via support), Scenario does this on self-serve plans too and only contractually excludes it on Enterprise, and Ludo.ai reserves the right to train in its terms. On the free plan of Meshy, Meshy owns the output (use under CC BY 4.0 with attribution). Kaedim says it does not use your IP for training and is ISO 27001-certified, Cascadeur runs the AI tools locally and does not collect your animations as training data, and with Unity, training on your content is off by default. Most generative services store data in the US. Only put unreleased art, scripts or player data into a tool once a data processing agreement is in place, and for AI NPCs, check what the model might say to underage players.
Microsoft 365 Copilot (business) falls under the EU Data Boundary and does not train on tenant data. Consumer Copilot does train by default, with an opt-out.
Prices
Other models for game development
Claude for game developmentAnthropic · editorial 9.01506
Gemini for game developmentGoogle · editorial 8.61527
ChatGPT for game developmentOpenAI · edition 8.91485
Le Chat (Mistral) for game developmentMistral AI · editorial 8.41426We do not know of a professional tool for game development that publicly runs on Copilot.
Questions about Copilot for game development
- Is Copilot suitable for game development?
- Not specifically. Copilot is not on our list for game development; it is broadly applicable, but first look at the options we recommend for game development. Always keep a professional in the loop.
- Can I put confidential data into Copilot?
- Check per subscription what happens to your assets and prompts. Meshy and Convai may use your input and output to improve or train their services on regular plans (for Meshy you can opt out via support), Scenario does this on self-serve plans too and only contractually excludes it for Enterprise, and Ludo.ai reserves the right to train in its terms. On the free plan of Meshy, Meshy owns the output (use under CC BY 4.0 with attribution). Kaedim says it does not use your IP for training and is ISO 27001 certified, Cascadeur runs the AI tools locally and does not collect your animations as training data, and with Unity, training on your content is switched off by default. Most generative services store data in the US. Only put unreleased art, scripts or player data into a tool once a data processing agreement is in place, and check what an AI NPC could say to underage players. Microsoft 365 Copilot (business) falls under the EU Data Boundary and does not train on tenant data. Consumer Copilot does train by default, with an opt-out.
- How much does Copilot cost?
- There is Microsoft 365 Personal/Family (from €10 / month), M365 Copilot Business ($21 / seat / month), M365 Copilot (Enterprise) ($30 / seat / month). Check current prices on the official site.
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