How much does GitHub Copilot cost in 2026?
Quick Answer: GitHub Copilot pricing as of July 2026: Copilot Free ($0), Pro $10/user/month, Pro+ $39/user/month, and Max $100/user/month for individuals, plus Business $19/seat/month and Enterprise $39/seat/month for organisations. Business and Enterprise per-seat prices are unchanged, but since June 1, 2026 Copilot uses usage-based "GitHub AI Credits": code completions stay free and unlimited, while agentic and premium-model usage meters against a monthly credit allowance included with each seat.
GitHub Copilot Pricing Plans (as of July 2026)
| Plan | Price | Key Features |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot Free | $0 | Unlimited completions, a limited monthly allowance of agentic + chat (premium) requests |
| Copilot Pro | $10/user/month | Unlimited completions, Copilot Chat + agent mode, all supported IDEs |
| Copilot Pro+ | $39/user/month | Everything in Pro plus the highest individual credit allowance and access to all models |
| Copilot Max | $100/user/month | Highest individual AI-credit allowance for heavy agentic use |
| Copilot Business | $19/seat/month | Org policy management, audit logs, IP indemnity, SSO |
| Copilot Enterprise | $39/seat/month | Everything in Business plus knowledge bases and fine-tuning on private code |
Two individual tiers are new in 2026: Pro+ at $39/month and Max at $100/month, both aimed at developers who lean heavily on agent mode and premium models. The Business ($19/seat) and Enterprise ($39/seat) organisational prices are unchanged.
The 2026 change: usage-based AI Credits
Effective June 1, 2026, Copilot bills on usage-based "GitHub AI Credits" (USD-denominated) that replace the older premium-request quotas. Each paid seat includes a monthly credit allowance roughly equal to its price. Code completions remain free and unlimited on every paid plan — it is agentic runs and premium-model calls that draw down credits. Once a seat's allowance is spent, premium usage bills at per-credit rates rather than silently falling back to a cheaper model, so organisations should set per-org budget caps before a heavy agent user runs the bill up.
Cost Comparison for Teams
| Team Size | Pro (each) | Business | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 developers | $50/mo | $95/mo | $195/mo |
| 10 developers | $100/mo | $190/mo | $390/mo |
| 25 developers | $250/mo | $475/mo | $975/mo |
| 50 developers | $500/mo | $950/mo | $1,950/mo |
Teams of five or more usually adopt Business for the organisational controls and IP indemnity. Enterprise is cost-effective mainly where a large proprietary codebase makes fine-tuning worthwhile. Individual Pro+/Max seats are for solo developers who need a bigger credit pool rather than org features.
Editor's Note: We ran a cost analysis for a 30-developer fintech company choosing between Business ($570/mo) and Enterprise ($1,170/mo). After a 4-week Enterprise trial, the fine-tuned model produced 18% fewer incorrect suggestions on their proprietary banking API compared to the standard model, saving roughly 45 minutes per developer per week in correction time. At an $80/hour loaded developer cost, that is $2,700/week against a $600/month premium — Enterprise paid for itself within the first month for this team.
Editor's Note: Across ShadowGen engagements using GitHub Copilot in 2026, the June-2026 move to usage-based billing changed the math. Seat prices held (Business is still $19), but each seat now carries only a credit allowance equal to its price, and an agent-heavy developer can spend it before mid-month, after which premium-model usage bills at per-credit rates with no silent fallback to a cheaper model. On one team we set per-org budget caps before rollout precisely so an enthusiastic agent user could not quietly run the bill up. Re-checked July 2026: the new Pro+ ($39) and Max ($100) individual tiers exist mainly to give solo power-users a bigger credit pool without an org subscription — for teams, Business plus a budget cap is still the right default. Code completions stay free and unlimited; it is the agentic and premium-model usage that meters. — Rafal Fila, ShadowGen
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