Usage of GitHub Copilot is measured through a combination of licenses and monthly usage tracking. For more information about how usage costs in Copilot work, see GitHub Copilot premium requests.
Licenses for Copilot
Copilot licenses are required for each user who uses Copilot. Licenses are available through different plans depending on your account type.
| Account type | Options |
|---|---|
| Personal accounts |
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| Organizations | Copilot Business: 19 USD per user per month (billed monthly). |
| Enterprises | Choose Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise, or mix them across organizations. Both are billed monthly, pricing varies. |
Remarque
Si vous disposez d'un plan Copilot Pro ou Copilot Pro+ et que vous vous voyez attribuer un siège dans le cadre d'un plan Copilot Business ou Copilot Enterprise, votre plan Copilot personnel sera automatiquement annulé. Vous recevrez un remboursement au prorata pour toute partie restante du cycle de facturation actuel de votre plan personnel. Vous pourrez ensuite continuer à utiliser Copilot selon les stratégies de votre organisation.
Free use of Copilot
There are several ways to use Copilot for free.
Copilote gratuit
- Provides limited access to Copilot features at no cost.
- Includes a monthly allowance of completions and premium requests.
- Intended for individual use only (not suitable for organizations or enterprises).
- For usage beyond the free plan limits, upgrade to Copilot Pro.
30-day trial for Copilot Pro
- Before starting a paid plan for a personal account, you can activate a one-time 30-day trial. Start using Copilote gratuit.
- You must choose a monthly or yearly billing cycle and provide a payment method.
- If you do not cancel before the end of the trial, it automatically converts to a paid plan.
- You can cancel any time during the 30 days. If you cancel, you will not be charged and will keep access until the trial ends.
Educational and open source benefits
- Copilot Pro is free for verified students, teachers, and maintainers of popular open source projects. See Obtenir un accès gratuit à GitHub Copilot Pro en tant qu’étudiant, enseignant ou responsable.
How usage of Copilot licenses is measured
Usage of Copilot licenses is measured by the number of seats used.
Personal accounts
- You choose monthly or yearly billing.
- Plan changes (upgrades, downgrades, or switching between monthly and yearly) take effect immediately, with proration applied where relevant.
- Canceling a monthly plan keeps access until the end of the cycle; yearly plans run until the end of the paid term.
For details on billing and proration, see À propos de la facturation des plans GitHub Copilot individuels.
Organizations and enterprises
- A seat is a license for one user.
- Organizations and enterprises are billed for the number of assigned seats at the end of each monthly billing cycle.
- If a user has seats in multiple organizations within the same enterprise, the enterprise is only billed once per cycle.
- If both a Copilot Business and a Copilot Enterprise seat are assigned, only the enterprise seat is billed.
For more information about seat assignment, see Attribution des sièges GitHub Copilot.
Using more than your plan's included seats
Individual plans are tied to a single account and can’t include additional seats. To license multiple users, upgrade to an organizational plan.
For organizations and enterprises:
- You can assign additional Copilot seats at any time.
- Additional seats are billed immediately on a prorated basis for the rest of the current billing cycle.
- Assigned users gain access to Copilot features right away.
For details about how added seats are billed, see Modification de votre licence GitHub Copilot.
Paying for Copilot licenses
You pay for additional licenses using the payment method set up for your GitHub account. See Gestion de vos informations de paiement et de facturation.
Managing your budget for Copilot licenses
To help manage your budget for Copilot licenses, consider the following strategies.
Personal accounts
- You can set budgets for your personal account to receive email alerts at 75%, 90%, and 100% of the budget.
- Budgets help you monitor spending but do not stop license charges.
For more information about using budgets to control spending, see Configurer des budgets pour contrôler les dépenses liées aux produits facturés à l’usage.
Organizations and enterprises
- Owners and billing managers can set budgets at the organization or enterprise level, or by cost center.
- Budgets for licenses are monitoring-only: spending can exceed the budget, but alerts notify you when thresholds are reached.
- Use cost centers to track spending across teams or initiatives.
For more information about managing company spending, see Gestion des dépenses de votre entreprise sur GitHub Copilot.