Checked October 29, 2026 against GitHub's plan reference. Keep seat price separate from usage and from the underlying GitHub Enterprise license cost.
| Option | Monthly seat charge | Included monthly AI credits | Eligibility / usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copilot Business | $19/user | 1,900 per licensed user, pooled | Existing plan remains available; extra usage is metered |
| Copilot Enterprise | $39/user | 3,900 per licensed user, pooled | GitHub Enterprise Cloud; extra usage is metered |
| Copilot access through Enterprise Cloud | $0 additional Copilot seat charge | None | Eligible licensed Enterprise Cloud users; usage metered immediately |
| Copilot Standalone access | $10/user | None | Eligible enterprise users without a GitHub Enterprise license |
The new access options have Copilot Enterprise feature/model eligibility, subject to policies, but not its credit allowance. GitHub's announcement limits current availability to Enterprise Cloud customers working with a GitHub or Microsoft account team. Self-serve rollout is staged, with dates still to follow; existing self-serve subscriptions are unaffected. Business and Enterprise continue to be offered, and migration is voluntary.
GitHub's billing documentation sets one AI credit at $0.01. Business/Enterprise allowances pool at the billing entity and reset monthly without rollover. Additional paid usage is enabled by default; explicitly configure a hard-stop policy if required. Copilot access has no pool, so consumption is paid from its first metered request.
For example, 20 Business seats cost $380/month and contribute 38,000 pooled credits. That is not an unlimited allowance or proof every team consumes $380 of usage. A zero-additional-seat access offer can still cost more or less overall depending on actual consumption, the underlying platform contract and budget controls.
Code completions and next-edit suggestions continue without an available usage budget. Chat, review and cloud model work need budget. An exhausted budget does not remove the seat. Compare a representative month's work before changing plans; do not assume either billing model is universally cheaper.
The October 28 change adds an eligible enterprise access mechanism; it does not rename Business to Enterprise or increase all seat prices. The previous unsourced $10-to-$19 Business hike narrative and its derived team-cost table have been removed. A current pricing owner should not present unverified historical increases or retired model allowances as current purchasing facts.
For individual subscriptions, use GitHub's live individual plan comparison; do not confuse an individual Pro subscription with organization governance or the new Standalone enterprise option.
No. Eligible licensed Enterprise Cloud users can have zero additional Copilot seat cost, but there are no included AI credits and usage is metered immediately. The Enterprise Cloud license itself is not free.
Not under the October 28 announcement. Current access is sales-assisted; self-serve availability will expand in stages. Existing subscriptions are unaffected.
No. They remain available at $19 and $39 per user/month with their respective pooled credit contributions.
No. It provides access for eligible enterprise users without an Enterprise Cloud license; metered consumption is additional.
Check official eligibility and billing, then compare actual usage with Cursor pricing or the AI tool pricing comparison. PricePulse provides public research, not a live monitoring service.
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