GitHub Copilot Pricing: Every Plan Explained
GitHub Copilot now has 5 tiers — from a free plan to a $39/seat enterprise option. The key mechanic: "premium requests" that meter access to advanced AI models.
| Plan | Price | Completions | Premium Requests | Coding Agent | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 2,000/mo | 50/mo | No | Students, hobbyists |
| Pro | $10/mo | Unlimited | 300/mo | Yes | Solo developers |
| Pro+ | $39/mo | Unlimited | 1,500/mo | Yes | Power users, agent-heavy workflows |
| Business | $19/seat/mo | Unlimited | 300/user/mo | Yes | Teams, organizations |
| Enterprise | $39/seat/mo | Unlimited | 1,000/user/mo | Yes | Large orgs, knowledge bases |
Included models (free, unlimited on paid plans): GPT-4.1, GPT-4o, GPT-5 mini. Premium requests are only consumed by advanced models like Claude Sonnet, Opus, and Gemini Pro. Overage: $0.04/request on all paid tiers.
Premium Request Multipliers — The Hidden Cost
Not all models cost the same. Each model has a multiplier that determines how many premium requests it consumes per interaction. This is the most important thing to understand about Copilot pricing.
| Multiplier | Models | Pro (300 req) = interactions | Pro+ (1,500 req) = interactions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x (free) | GPT-4.1, GPT-4o, GPT-5 mini | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| 0.25x | Grok Code Fast 1 | 1,200 | 6,000 |
| 0.33x | Claude Haiku 4.5, Gemini 3 Flash, GPT-5.4 mini | ~909 | ~4,545 |
| 1x | Claude Sonnet 4/4.5/4.6, Gemini 2.5/3/3.1 Pro, GPT-5.1/5.2/5.4 | 300 | 1,500 |
| 3x | Claude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6 | 100 | 500 |
| 30x | Claude Opus 4.6 (fast mode preview) | 10 | 50 |
Tip: Let Copilot auto-select the model to get a 10% discount (0.9x multiplier). The "Auto" mode routes to the cheapest effective model.
Plan Details
Free Plan
- Code completions2,000/mo
- Premium requests50/mo
- Coding agentNo
- Available in VS Code, JetBrains, and GitHub.com
- Included models: GPT-4.1, GPT-4o, GPT-5 mini, Claude Haiku 4.5
- Good enough to evaluate if Copilot fits your workflow
- Also free for verified students, teachers, and OSS maintainers
Pro Plan
- Code completionsUnlimited
- Premium requests300/mo
- Coding agentYes
- Unlimited completions + unlimited chat with included models
- 300 premium requests = 300 Sonnet or 100 Opus interactions
- Works across VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, Xcode, Visual Studio
- Overage: $0.04/request. At $10/mo, cheapest paid AI coding tool
Pro+ Plan
- Code completionsUnlimited
- Premium requests1,500/mo
- GitHub SparkYes
- All models including Claude Opus 4.6 fast mode (preview)
- 1,500 requests = 500 Opus interactions or 50 Opus-fast
- GitHub Spark access (AI app builder)
- Worth it if you use 1,000+ premium requests/mo on Pro
Business Plan
- Premium requests300/user/mo
- IP indemnityYes
- Admin controlsYes
- Organization-wide license and seat management
- IP indemnity + code training opt-out
- Policy controls (admins can disable overage spending)
- Usage analytics dashboard
Enterprise Plan
- Premium requests1,000/user/mo
- Knowledge basesYes
- All modelsYes
- Everything in Business + knowledge bases (indexes your repos)
- Custom model fine-tuning on your codebase
- GitHub Spark access, SAML SSO, SCIM
- True all-in cost: $60/user/mo (Copilot + GH Enterprise Cloud)
Team Cost Calculator
How much would Copilot cost your team per year?
| Team Size | Business (annual) | Enterprise (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 developers | $1,140/yr | $2,340/yr |
| 10 developers | $2,280/yr | $4,680/yr |
| 25 developers | $5,700/yr | $11,700/yr |
| 50 developers | $11,400/yr | $23,400/yr |
| 100 developers | $22,800/yr | $46,800/yr |
Copilot vs Alternatives
How does Copilot's pricing compare?
| Tool | Solo Pro | Team/Seat | Key Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | $10/mo | $19/seat | Cheapest, broadest IDE support |
| Cursor | $20/mo | $40/seat | Better multi-file editing |
| Windsurf | $20/mo | $40/seat | 40+ IDEs, better compliance |
| Claude Code | $20/mo | $150/seat | Terminal agent, deep codebase understanding |
| Amazon Q | $19/mo | $19/seat | AWS integration, security scanning |
Bottom line: Copilot Pro at $10/mo is the cheapest paid AI coding tool. For teams, Copilot Business at $19/seat is half the price of Cursor or Windsurf.
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