GitHub - verified
GitHub's own pages list 7 plans for GitHub Copilot: Copilot Free, Copilot Student, Copilot Pro, Copilot Pro+, Copilot Max, Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise. GitHub Copilot counts usage in GitHub AI Credits, drawn from your budget at 1 AI credit = $0.01 USD, and its plans table lists Copilot Max at $100 USD per month. Premium request billing remains only for Copilot Pro and Pro+ subscribers on an existing annual plan who stayed on legacy billing after June 1, 2026. Prices below are in GitHub's own terms and usage limits are quoted as worded, read on October 18, 2026.
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GitHub Copilot counts usage in GitHub AI Credits, drawn from your budget at 1 AI credit = $0.01 USD, and its plans table lists Copilot Max at $100 USD per month. Premium request billing remains only for Copilot Pro and Pro+ subscribers on an existing annual plan who stayed on legacy billing after June 1, 2026.
“GitHub AI Credits draw down your budget at a fixed rate: 1 AI credits = $0.01 USD, so a $10 budget covers 1,000 AI credits.”
“Copilot Max $100 USD per month Base: 10,000 Priority access to premium models”
“This article only applies to Copilot Pro and Copilot Pro+ subscribers on an existing annual plan who remained on legacy premium request-based billing after June 1, 2026.”
Every change GitHub's pages describe, with the date as the page gives it and its own quote.
Legacy allowances: Pro 300 and Pro+ 1500 premium requests per monthinferred from page layout
“Copilot Pro Copilot Pro+ Pricing $10 USD per month (free for some users) $39 USD per month Premium requests 300 per month 1500 per month”
Legacy: code review multiplier of 13 from June 1, 2026
“Starting June 1, 2026, Copilot code review will have a model multiplier of 13.”
Each price in GitHub's own words, in the order the vendor lists them, with annual billing apart. The cards below carry every value and quote.
inferred from page layout marks a value whose plan comes from where it sits on the page, not from words in its quote:
Price
Freeinferred from page layout
“Copilot Free Free An allowance of GitHub AI Credits Limited Auto model selection only”
Included usage
2000 completions per month
“Limited to 2000 completions per month on Copilot Free.”
Models
Auto model selection onlyinferred from page layout
“Copilot Free Free An allowance of GitHub AI Credits Limited Auto model selection only”
Price
Freeinferred from page layout
“Copilot Student Free An allowance of GitHub AI Credits Excludes third-party agents Auto model selection only”
Included usage
Unlimited code completions
“Copilot Free includes 2000 code completions per month and Copilot Student includes unlimited code completions.”
Models
Auto model selection onlyinferred from page layout
“Copilot Student Free An allowance of GitHub AI Credits Excludes third-party agents Auto model selection only”
Price
$10 USDper month
“Copilot Pro $10 USD per month (free for some users) Base: 1,000 A selection of models”
Included usage
1,000 base + 500 flex = 1,500 AI credits per monthinferred from page layout
“Plan Price per month Base credits Flex allotment Total monthly AI credits Copilot Pro $10 USD 1,000 500 1,500”
Code completions and next edit suggestions unlimited on paid plans
“Code completions and next edit suggestions are not billed in AI credits and remain unlimited for all paid plans.”
Limit windows
Monthly allowance resets at 00:00:00 UTC on the first day of each calendar month; unused credits do not carry over
“Included AI credits do not carry over between months. Unused credits are forfeited, and your allowance resets to the full monthly amount at 00:00:00 UTC on the first day of each calendar month.”
Past the limit
Additional usage via budget at 1 AI credit = $0.01 USD
“GitHub AI Credits draw down your budget at a fixed rate: 1 AI credits = $0.01 USD, so a $10 budget covers 1,000 AI credits.”
Models
A selection of models
“Copilot Pro $10 USD per month (free for some users) Base: 1,000 A selection of models”
Price
$39 USDper month
“Copilot Pro+ $39 USD per month. Base: 3,900 Access to premium models”
Included usage
3,900 base + 3,100 flex = 7,000 AI credits per monthinferred from page layout
“Copilot Pro+ $39 USD 3,900 3,100 7,000”
Code completions and next edit suggestions unlimited on paid plans
“Code completions and next edit suggestions are not billed in AI credits and remain unlimited for all paid plans.”
Limit windows
Monthly allowance resets at 00:00:00 UTC on the first day of each calendar month; unused credits do not carry over
“Included AI credits do not carry over between months. Unused credits are forfeited, and your allowance resets to the full monthly amount at 00:00:00 UTC on the first day of each calendar month.”
Past the limit
Additional usage via budget at 1 AI credit = $0.01 USD
“GitHub AI Credits draw down your budget at a fixed rate: 1 AI credits = $0.01 USD, so a $10 budget covers 1,000 AI credits.”
Models
Access to premium models
“Copilot Pro+ $39 USD per month. Base: 3,900 Access to premium models”
Price
$100 USDper month
“Copilot Max $100 USD per month Base: 10,000 Priority access to premium models”
Included usage
10,000 base + 10,000 flex = 20,000 AI credits per monthinferred from page layout
“Copilot Max $100 USD 10,000 10,000 20,000”
Code completions and next edit suggestions unlimited on paid plans
“Code completions and next edit suggestions are not billed in AI credits and remain unlimited for all paid plans.”
Limit windows
Monthly allowance resets at 00:00:00 UTC on the first day of each calendar month; unused credits do not carry over
“Included AI credits do not carry over between months. Unused credits are forfeited, and your allowance resets to the full monthly amount at 00:00:00 UTC on the first day of each calendar month.”
Past the limit
Additional usage via budget at 1 AI credit = $0.01 USD
“GitHub AI Credits draw down your budget at a fixed rate: 1 AI credits = $0.01 USD, so a $10 budget covers 1,000 AI credits.”
Models
Priority access to premium models
“Copilot Max $100 USD per month Base: 10,000 Priority access to premium models”
Price
$19 USDper granted seat per month
“Copilot Business $19 USD per granted seat per month Total per user per month: 1,900 Access to premium models”
Included usage
1,900 GitHub AI Credits per user per monthinferred from page layout
“Plan Price per granted seat per month GitHub AI Credits per user per month Copilot Business $19 USD 1,900”
Past the limit
Usage beyond the shared pool at $0.01 USD per AI credit
“Each license contributes AI credits to a shared enterprise pool, and usage beyond the pool is charged at $0.01 USD per AI credit.”
Models
Access to premium models
“Copilot Business $19 USD per granted seat per month Total per user per month: 1,900 Access to premium models”
Price
$39 USDper granted seat per month
“Copilot Enterprise $39 USD per granted seat per month Total per user per month: 3,900 Priority access to premium models”
Included usage
3,900 GitHub AI Credits per user per monthinferred from page layout
“Copilot Enterprise $39 USD 3,900”
Past the limit
Usage beyond the shared pool at $0.01 USD per AI credit
“Each license contributes AI credits to a shared enterprise pool, and usage beyond the pool is charged at $0.01 USD per AI credit.”
Models
Priority access to premium models
“Copilot Enterprise $39 USD per granted seat per month Total per user per month: 3,900 Priority access to premium models”
Copilot Free: limited access to a selection of Copilot features at no cost
“This plan includes limited access to a selection of Copilot features allowing you to try AI-powered coding assistance at no cost.”
Not statedNot stated on the plans or billing pages relied on
Requires GitHub Enterprise Cloud
“Designed for enterprises using GitHub Enterprise Cloud.”
Not available for GitHub Enterprise Server
“Copilot is not currently available for GitHub Enterprise Server.”
Flex allotment is variable
“The flex allotment is a variable part of your included usage; it is designed to adapt as the economics of AI evolve, including model pricing, new models, and improvements in efficiency.”
10% discount with auto model selection on paid plans
“If you are on a paid Copilot plan, you qualify for a 10% discount on model costs while using auto model selection in Copilot Chat, Copilot CLI, the GitHub Copilot app, or Copilot cloud agent.”
In GitHub's own terms: Copilot Free: Free. Copilot Student: Free. Copilot Pro: $10 USD per month. Copilot Pro+: $39 USD per month. Copilot Max: $100 USD per month. Copilot Business: $19 USD per granted seat per month. Copilot Enterprise: $39 USD per granted seat per month. As of October 18, 2026; prices are not converted.
As worded on GitHub's pages: Copilot Pro: Monthly allowance resets at 00:00:00 UTC on the first day of each calendar month; unused credits do not carry over; Copilot Pro+: Monthly allowance resets at 00:00:00 UTC on the first day of each calendar month; unused credits do not carry over; Copilot Max: Monthly allowance resets at 00:00:00 UTC on the first day of each calendar month; unused credits do not carry over.
Not stated. Not stated on the plans or billing pages relied on.
Copilot Free: limited access to a selection of Copilot features at no cost. Per GitHub: "This plan includes limited access to a selection of Copilot features allowing you to try AI-powered coding assistance at no cost."
GitHub Copilot counts usage in GitHub AI Credits, drawn from your budget at 1 AI credit = $0.01 USD, and its plans table lists Copilot Max at $100 USD per month. Premium request billing remains only for Copilot Pro and Pro+ subscribers on an existing annual plan who stayed on legacy billing after June 1, 2026.
Last verified - plans change often. Read from each vendor's own pricing, help and docs pages; every quote was string-matched against the page that day. This is not a ranking. Prices are shown in the vendor's own terms, so check the linked source before you buy.
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