Pro
$10/mo
Limits Unlimited completions/next-edit suggestions; $15/month total GitHub AI Credits ($10 base + $5 flex). Chat, agent mode, code review, cloud agent and CLI consume credits.Source: github.com · checked 2026-10-16
GitHub Copilot pricing, usage limits and free plan (Oct 2026)
GitHub (Microsoft) · 3 paid plans tracked · from $10/mo · last checked 2026-10-16
billing modelGitHub Copilot switches to usage-based GitHub AI Credits; Max plan ($100) launchesIs GitHub Copilot free?
Free tier
Free $0: 2,000 completions per month; 'limited chat and agent usage'; Haiku 4.5, GPT-5 mini and more; Copilot CLI. No credit card. Verified students get a free Copilot Student plan; verified teachers and popular OSS maintainers may get Pro free.Source: github.com · checked 2026-10-16
GitHub Copilot plans, prices and usage limits
Pro+
$39/mo
Limits $70/month total AI Credits ($39 base + $31 flex); premium models incl. Opus; '4x+ included usage than Pro'.Source: github.com · checked 2026-10-16
Max
$100/mo
Limits $200/month total AI Credits ($100 base + $100 flex); '2.9x+ included usage than Pro+'; priority access to new models.Source: github.com · checked 2026-10-16
How GitHub Copilot's limits reset
| Plan | Price | Periods the vendor mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Monthly |
| Pro | $10/mo | Monthly |
| Pro+ | $39/mo | Monthly |
| Max | $100/mo | Monthly |
GitHub Copilot doesn't state a reset schedule on the pages we track.
Quoted from the sources above. Allowance periods are the time words each vendor uses in its limits ("weekly", "five-hour", "per month").
Notes
- Flex allotments 'may change over time' per GitHub.
- Annual pricing not shown on the plans page.
Flags & uncertainty
Flex credit portion is explicitly variable.
GitHub Copilot price and limit history
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billing modelGitHub Copilot switches to usage-based GitHub AI Credits; Max plan ($100) launches
Premium requests replaced by AI Credits billed at model API rates. Pro $10 includes $15 total ($10 base + $5 flex), Pro+ $39 includes $70, new Max $100 includes $200. Flex allotments may change over time.
GitHub Copilot news
Curated from official GitHub Copilot posts, changelogs and status pages. Pricing and limit moves are highlighted.
- Copilot drops Claude Opus 4.8, Opus 5 and GPT-5.6 Terra on 16 Nov
Suggested replacements are Opus 5.5 and GPT-6.1 Sol or GPT-6 Luna; individual annual-plan subscribers keep Opus 4.8.
Source: github.blog - @GitHub in Slack and Teams now works across multiple repositories
Create issues, open PRs and investigate bugs across repos without switching conversations.
Source: github.blog - Copilot agentic autofix for code scanning alerts is generally available
Copilot explores the codebase, proposes a fix, reruns CodeQL to confirm it closes the alert, then opens a draft PR; requires Code Security or Advanced Security.
Source: github.blog - Copilot's HydraFusion adds a Max option and newer models
The multi-model orchestrator now draws on Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, sets effort per step, and stays in research preview.
Source: github.blog - Copilot CLI 1.0.98 adds Gemini 4 Argon support
The release also improves /ask answers (expand, copy, reopen) and fixes command hooks and MCP status sync.
Source: github.com - Gemini 4 Argon is generally available in Copilot Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise
It is billed at provider list pricing under usage-based billing, with a gradual rollout across VS Code, the CLI, the coding agent and other IDEs.
Source: github.blog - GitHub Issues, Pull Requests and Actions fail; notifications delayed for hours
Elevated 500s began at 4:51 am PDT on 12 Oct and core features recovered by 5:41 am, but notification delivery wasn't fully mitigated until 1:16 pm PDT.
Source: githubstatus.com - Copilot week of 5 Oct: Haiku 5.5, local sandboxing GA, split accounts in the app
Haiku 5.5 reached Pro and above, local sandboxing went GA at no extra cost, and the Copilot app can use separate accounts for license and repos.
Source: github.blog - Orgs can bill Copilot code reviews to a cost center instead of member quotas
Reviews still bill to the member's own Copilot entitlement by default; owners can switch them to the organization to avoid exhausting member quotas.
Source: github.blogCurrent GitHub Copilot plans & limits - GitHub incident in Azure Central US lasts nearly 21 hours
A failed database maintenance caused API errors from 12:57 am PDT on 23 Sep, with Projects backlogs fully cleared at 9:55 pm PDT.
Source: githubstatus.com
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GitHub Copilot pricing questions
Is GitHub Copilot free?
Yes. Free $0: 2,000 completions per month; 'limited chat and agent usage'; Haiku 4.5, GPT-5 mini and more; Copilot CLI. No credit card. Verified students get a free Copilot Student plan; verified teachers and popular OSS maintainers may get Pro free.
How much does GitHub Copilot cost?
GitHub Copilot has 3 paid plans: Pro $10/mo; Pro+ $39/mo; Max $100/mo. Cheapest: $10/mo. Checked 2026-10-16.
What are GitHub Copilot's usage limits?
Pro: Unlimited completions/next-edit suggestions; $15/month total GitHub AI Credits ($10 base + $5 flex). Chat, agent mode, code review, cloud agent and CLI consume credits. Pro+: $70/month total AI Credits ($39 base + $31 flex); premium models incl. Opus; '4x+ included usage than Pro'. Max: $200/month total AI Credits ($100 base + $100 flex); '2.9x+ included usage than Pro+'; priority access to new models. Flex credit portion is explicitly variable.
Has GitHub Copilot's pricing changed recently?
1 Jun 2026: GitHub Copilot switches to usage-based GitHub AI Credits; Max plan ($100) launches.
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