GitHub Copilot Pricing 2026 — Complete Breakdown
GitHub Copilot pricing for 2026 — free tier (for verified students/OSS), Individual ($10/mo), Business ($19/user/mo), and Enterprise ($39/user/mo).
Free
Free tier available
$10/mo
Paid plan starts at
$39/user/mo
Max plan price
Our Verdict
GitHub Copilot is the safest enterprise choice at $19/user/mo with Microsoft's compliance stack. Cursor and Windsurf offer better autocomplete quality at similar or lower prices.
Best for: Enterprise teams, GitHub-native workflows, JetBrains users
Free Tier
Free for verified students, teachers, and popular open-source maintainers. Also now 2,000 completions/month free for all users.
Subscription Plans
Free
Free
- ✓2,000 code completions/month
- ✓50 chat messages/month
- ✓Claude Sonnet & GPT-4o access
- ✓VS Code & JetBrains support
Individual
$10/mo
- ✓Unlimited completions
- ✓Unlimited chat
- ✓Multi-model: GPT-4o, Claude Sonnet, Gemini
- ✓CLI & IDE support
Business
$19/user/mo
- ✓Everything in Individual
- ✓Organisation-wide policy management
- ✓Audit logs
- ✓No data used for training
Enterprise
$39/user/mo
- ✓Everything in Business
- ✓Custom model fine-tuning
- ✓Copilot Workspace
- ✓Bing search integration
- ✓Dedicated support
Real-World Cost Examples
What does it actually cost to run common tasks?
Per developer per month (Individual)
$10/mo
10-person team (Business)
$190/mo ($1,900/yr)
50-person engineering team (Enterprise)
$1,950/mo ($23,400/yr)
ROI: avg developer saves 55 min/day
$10 cost vs ~$500+ in time saved
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GitHub Copilot free?
Copilot now has a free tier with 2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages per month — enough for light use. Students and open-source maintainers get full free access.
Is GitHub Copilot worth $10/month?
For most developers, yes. Studies show Copilot saves 55+ minutes per day. At a $100K salary, that's roughly $500/month in time saved for a $10 cost.
How does Copilot compare to Cursor?
Cursor typically offers better autocomplete quality and more aggressive AI-assisted coding. Copilot has better enterprise compliance and integrates natively with GitHub. Cursor costs $20/mo vs Copilot at $10/mo.
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