GitHub Copilot Pricing
All plans and pricing as of 2026-05-08
Free
- ✓2,000 completions/mo
- ✓50 chat messages/mo
- ✓VS Code + JetBrains
- ✓Still open to new signups (2026-04-20)
Pro
- ✓NEW SIGNUPS PAUSED 2026-04-20
- ✓Claude Opus REMOVED (Opus 4.7 now Pro+ only)
- ✓Effective 2026-06-01: $10 in monthly AI Credits replaces premium-request quota
Pro+
- ✓NEW SIGNUPS PAUSED 2026-04-20
- ✓Claude Opus 4.7 access
- ✓Full frontier-model picker
- ✓Effective 2026-06-01: $39 in monthly AI Credits
Business
- ✓Organization management
- ✓Policy controls
- ✓Audit logs
- ✓Effective 2026-06-01: $19 in monthly AI Credits per user
Enterprise
- ✓Org-wide governance + SSO
- ✓Effective 2026-06-01: $39 in monthly AI Credits per user
- ✓Standard token metering above the allotment
Is GitHub Copilot Worth the Price?
Value Score: 8/10
Overall Score: 8.3/10 · Existing Copilot subscribers on Business/Enterprise or grandfathered Pro/Pro+ seats. Also new Free-tier users -- the entry point is still open and inline completions are still best-in-class.
GitHub Copilot hit a wall on 2026-04-20: new Pro/Pro+/Student signups paused, Claude Opus pulled from Pro, and usage caps tightened across the board. Microsoft is openly admitting that agent workloads consume more compute than the current subscription tiers can sustain, and the product is being retuned in real time. For existing subscribers the inline completions remain best-in-class, but the value proposition has gotten worse overnight. If you're shopping for an AI code assistant in the next 30 days, Cursor (Pro+ $60) and Claude Code are the practical choices until Microsoft either reopens signups or reprices. Watch the refund window (through 2026-05-20) if you're on the fence about staying.
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How GitHub Copilot Pricing Compares
| Tool | Free Tier | Starting Price | Value Score | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot(this tool) | Yes | $0 | 8/10 | 8.3 |
| Cursor | Yes | $0 | 8/10 | 8.3 |
| Codex (OpenAI) | Yes | $0 | 8/10 | 8.3 |
| Google Antigravity | Yes | $0 | 6/10 | 8.0 |
| Roblox Assistant | Yes | $0 | 9/10 | 8.0 |
| Claude Code | No | $20/month | 7/10 | 7.8 |