Security Compute Unit (SCU)

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Security Compute Units are the provisioned capacity units consumed by Microsoft Security Copilot when prompts, agents and reports run; Microsoft 365 E5 includes a monthly allotment and extra units can be purchased.

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Maintained by Mirko Peters (Microsoft MVP) · Last updated: 2026-11-03