GitHub Copilot’s pricing has shifted toward a credit-based model layered on top of its subscription tiers. This breakdown explains what each individual plan currently costs, what’s included, and how the AI-credit system affects real-world usage, based on GitHub’s own published pricing.
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Individual Plans
| Plan | Price | What’s Included |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/month | 2,000 code completions/month, access to Haiku 4.5 and GPT-5 mini models, Copilot CLI, community support |
| Pro | $10/user/month | Unlimited code completions and next-edit suggestions, cloud agent, code review, model selection, $15/month in AI credits |
| Pro+ | $39/user/month | Premium models including Opus, audit logs, 4x+ the included usage of Pro, $70/month in AI credits |
| Max | $100/user/month | Priority access to new models and features, 2.9x+ the included usage of Pro+, $200/month in AI credits |
Business and Enterprise Plans
GitHub also offers organization-level Business and Enterprise plans (referenced on GitHub’s pricing pages as distinct license-managed tiers with policy management and IP indemnity), but specific per-seat pricing for these tiers was not displayed as a flat published number during this research — organizations should confirm current rates directly through GitHub’s sales or official pricing page for the most current figures.
How AI Credits Work
GitHub AI Credits are the unit GitHub uses to meter paid AI usage: chat, agent tasks, the CLI, and code review all consume credits, priced at $0.01 per credit. Code completions themselves remain unlimited on paid plans and are not metered by credits. Each paid tier includes a monthly credit allowance (for example, $15/month included on Pro), and usage beyond that allowance is billed separately — this is worth understanding before assuming a flat monthly cost covers unlimited AI usage across every feature.
Free vs Paid: What Actually Changes
- The Free plan caps completions at 2,000/month and limits model access to a narrower set (Haiku 4.5, GPT-5 mini).
- Pro removes the completion cap and adds cloud agents, automated code review, and model selection.
- Pro+ and Max primarily add access to more powerful/premium models and larger included AI-credit allowances, aimed at heavier daily users.
- All paid tiers include a monthly AI-credit allowance; overages are billed at $0.01 per credit once that allowance is used.
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See the full GitHub Copilot profile for features, pros, cons, and alternatives, or read the GitHub Copilot vs Cursor comparison to see how its pricing stacks up against a direct competitor.
FAQ
Is GitHub Copilot free?
Yes, GitHub Copilot has a free tier with 2,000 completions per month and access to a limited set of models. Unlimited completions require a paid Pro plan or higher.
What are GitHub AI Credits?
AI Credits are how GitHub meters paid usage of chat, agents, the CLI, and code review, at $0.01 per credit. Each paid plan includes a monthly credit allowance, with additional usage billed beyond that.
Does pricing differ for businesses?
Yes. GitHub offers separate Business and Enterprise plans for organizations with license and policy management features; exact current per-seat pricing should be confirmed directly on GitHub’s official pricing page.
How does Copilot’s pricing compare to Cursor?
See the dedicated Cursor Pricing Explained article for a side-by-side look at a direct competitor’s pricing structure.
Which Plan Should You Choose
For an individual developer just evaluating AI coding assistance, the Free tier’s 2,000 completions per month is enough to get a genuine feel for the tool before paying anything. Once completions become a daily bottleneck, Pro at $10/month removes that cap and adds cloud agents and code review, which covers most individual developers’ needs. Pro+ and Max mainly make sense for developers who regularly exhaust their AI-credit allowance on Pro and want either premium model access (Pro+) or the largest available usage ceiling (Max) rather than a fundamentally different feature set.
Annual vs Monthly Billing
GitHub’s published individual pricing is shown per month, and the page referenced here did not display a separate discounted annual rate the way some competitors do. Organizations evaluating Business or Enterprise tiers should confirm current billing options and any volume or annual discounts directly through GitHub’s sales team, since those aren’t published as flat self-serve rates.