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GitHub Copilot pricing (Oct 2026): plans and free tier

GitHub Copilot pricing as read on Oct 25, 2026: free tier: $0, limited chat and agent usage and 2,000 completions a month; paid: Pro $10/month, Pro+ $39/month, Max $100/month, plus Business and Enterprise plans; Agent mode, code review and the CLI draw on GitHub AI Credits (1 credit = $0.01); completions do not use credits and are unlimited on paid plans, per the page. Prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page. Reported, not Tested.

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Evidence: Reported. Plan names and prices were read from GitHub Copilot's own pages on 2026-10-25 (America/Chicago). We did not buy or run any plan, so we say nothing about value or output quality. Plan details change often; confirm on the vendor's page before you pay.

GitHub Copilot plans and prices

GitHub's AI coding assistant in the editor, the CLI, GitHub.com and an agent app. Pricing model as listed: Free + paid plans with usage credits.

GitHub Copilot pricing as listed by the vendor (2026-10-25)
EntryWhat the vendor lists
Free tierFree: $0, limited chat and agent usage and 2,000 completions a month
PaidPro $10/month, Pro+ $39/month, Max $100/month, plus Business and Enterprise plans
PaidAgent mode, code review and the CLI draw on GitHub AI Credits (1 credit = $0.01)
Paidcompletions do not use credits and are unlimited on paid plans, per the page

Who GitHub Copilot suits, and who should skip it

  • Good for: Teams already on GitHub who want AI in editor, CLI and code scanning fixes.
  • Good for: Enterprise admins who need model policy controls.
  • Good for: Developers who want to pick from several vendors' models.
  • Skip if: You want a fully open-source stack.
  • Skip if: You are on a plan without access to the newest models (Gemini 4 Argon is Pro+ and above).

What the pricing page does not tell you

  • Newest models are gated to higher plans.
  • Models are retired on short notice (two deprecation notices in October).
  • Usage-based billing for some models makes costs harder to predict.
  • Not captured: Real-world quality (not tested).
  • Plans are not like-for-like across vendors (credits, seats, usage caps and models differ), so this page does not rank GitHub Copilot against others on price.

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FAQ

How much does GitHub Copilot cost?

Pro $10/month, Pro+ $39/month, Max $100/month, plus Business and Enterprise plans; Agent mode, code review and the CLI draw on GitHub AI Credits (1 credit = $0.01); completions do not use credits and are unlimited on paid plans, per the page. Read from the vendor's page on Oct 25, 2026; prices change, so confirm before paying.

Is GitHub Copilot free?

Free: $0, limited chat and agent usage and 2,000 completions a month. Paid plans listed above add more usage or features. Checked Oct 25, 2026.

Where does this pricing come from?

The sources listed below, fetched Oct 25, 2026. Anything we could not read is marked not captured rather than guessed.

Sources

Page history

  • : First published from vendor pages read on 2026-10-25.

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