What does AI training cost by format?
Prices depend mostly on format: a library people work through alone costs least per seat, and anything with a live trainer costs most. These ranges are third-party estimates, not quotes, and they move with team size and region.
| Format | Typical range | Published by |
|---|---|---|
| Self-paced e-learning | $200 to $500 per seat per year | Alice Labs, 2026 |
| Enterprise platform subscription | $15 to $30 per user per month | Alice Labs, 2026 |
| Live virtual instructor-led | $800 to $2,000 per seat | Alice Labs, 2026 |
| In-person workshop | $1,500 to $3,000 per seat | Alice Labs, 2026 |
| Workshop day rate | $2,000 to $4,000 per day | Disco, 2026 |
| 6 to 8 week cohort | $5,000 to $15,000 per cohort | Disco, 2026 |
| Leadership cohort, 10 to 15 people | $19,500 to $50,000 | Disco, 2026 |
Estimates as published by the sources below, read 6 November 2026.
What do named AI training providers charge?
Few providers publish a per-seat price. These are the ones that do, as stated on their own pages.
| Provider | Published price | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Section, Teams Premium | $62.50 a month, billed annually | AI course catalog, live classes and an AI coach |
| Mindstone, Enterprise AI Academy | $399 per employee, teams of 100+ | Live cohort, 3 to 4 weeks, about 9 hours |
| Microsoft Copilot Academy | No extra charge with a qualifying Microsoft 365 or Viva licence | Microsoft Copilot only |
| Train Space | Per seat per year, by program; quote on request | Ongoing, dated training with scored checks and a record |
What does an unused Copilot licence cost?
Microsoft lists Microsoft 365 Copilot Business at $21 per user per month on a yearly plan. For 100 people that is $25,200 a year.
Microsoft's AI adoption score counts a person as fully adopted at 12 active days out of the last 28. If half of those 100 seats sit below that line, about $12,600 a year of licence is under-used. That is our arithmetic from Microsoft's list price and its own definition, not a Microsoft figure.
Seen that way, training is usually the smaller line in the budget, and the one that decides whether the larger one pays off.
| Plan | Per user per month, paid yearly | Paid monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 Copilot Business (add-on) | $21.00 | $25.20 |
| Microsoft 365 Business Standard with Copilot | $23.50 | $28.20 |
| Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Copilot | $32.00 | $38.40 |
Microsoft lists a first-year promotional price of $18.00 for the Copilot Business add-on for eligible existing Business customers from 1 July to 31 December 2026.
One workshop or an ongoing subscription?
A workshop is one payment for one moment. It is the right choice for a kick-off. But Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic ship changes every month, so what people learn in March describes a different product by September.
A subscription costs every year, and should earn that by changing when the tools do. Ask any provider three questions: when was each lesson last checked against the vendor, what happens to a lesson when the feature changes, and can you show who was current on a given date.
What should an AI training budget line include?
- Seats for everyone with an AI tool, not only the pilot group.
- Role or department content, so people practise on their own work.
- A way to check skill, not attendance.
- Updates when the tools change, with dates you can see.
- A record of who is trained, for managers, auditors and customers.
- Policy training: what may go into which tool.
How is Train Space priced?
Train Space is a subscription per seat per year, bought per program: AI essentials, AI on real work, Agents and automation, the Microsoft Copilot course, the Security Awareness Program and Secure AI coding. There is no public price list; book a demo and we'll quote for your team.
Every seat includes lessons rechecked against vendor sources on a schedule (45 days for Copilot), checks scored on the server, refresh checks when mastery fades, and a manager view of who is current as of any date, with an export.
Sources
- Alice Labs: AI training costs 2026
- Disco: AI training program pricing for enterprises
- Microsoft: Microsoft 365 Copilot pricing
- Microsoft Learn: AI adoption score
- Section: pricing
- Mindstone: Enterprise AI Academy
- Microsoft Tech Community: Copilot Academy available to all Microsoft 365 users
Read on 6 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.