Hi,
If you don’t have AI Builder or Copilot Credits allocated to the environment, then AI features like summarization using AI Builder or “Run a prompt” won’t work, which is why you’re seeing that error.
However, to your question — yes, you can still summarize content without AI Builder, but not directly using built-in AI actions in Power Automate.
A few options you could consider:
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Use an external API (like OpenAI / ChatGPT API) via an HTTP action (this would require a premium connector)
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Implement a basic workaround (like truncating text or simple logic), but that won’t be true AI-based summarization
Also, one important point based on similar scenarios I’ve worked on:
Even if you see Copilot credit consumption in monitoring, it does not necessarily mean billing is happening. If the usage is under Non-billed Copilot Credits, then:
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No cost is being incurred
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It is part of Microsoft’s included / transitional credits (AI Builder → Copilot Credits transition)
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Billing only starts when PAYG or prepaid capacity is enabled
So in your case:
If you need summarization without AI Builder, using an external API would be the most practical approach.
Hope this helps.
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