Updated April 2026
GitHub Copilot Pro and Pro+ Plans:
$10/mo vs $39/mo Explained (2026)
Two individual paid tiers that many developers do not know are different things. Pro is for daily use at $10/month. Pro+ is for heavy users who need frontier models and more premium requests at $39/month.
Pro
$10/mo
or $100/year ($8.33/mo equivalent)
- ✓Unlimited code completions
- ✓300 premium requests/month
- ✓GPT-4o, Claude Sonnet 3.5, Gemini 1.5 Pro
- ✓All IDEs (VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, Xcode)
- ✓Agent mode, code review, CLI
- ✗Frontier models (o3, Opus 4)
Pro+
$39/mo
monthly only (no annual option)
- ✓Unlimited code completions
- ✓1,500 premium requests/month (5x Pro)
- ✓All Pro models plus Claude Opus 4, OpenAI o3
- ✓All IDEs and agent mode
- ✓Every current and future frontier model
- ✗No IP indemnity (Business only)
Is Pro Worth $10/Month?
The ROI math
Hours saved per week (GitHub study)3.6 hrs
Weeks per year52
Hours saved per year187.2 hrs
Average US developer hourly rate$62/hr
Annual time value$11,606
Annual cost (Pro)$100
116x ROI in recovered developer time
Annual vs monthly billing (Pro only)
Monthly billing
$10/mo
$120/year total
Annual billing
$8.33/mo
$100/year total - save $20 (2 free months)
Annual billing is only available for Pro, not Pro+, Business, or Enterprise.
Should You Upgrade to Pro+?
Stay on Pro if...
- ✓Your typical monthly usage is under 200 premium requests
- ✓GPT-4o and Claude Sonnet 3.5 cover your needs
- ✓You are cost-conscious ($10 vs $39 is significant)
- ✓You do not regularly need complex multi-step reasoning tasks
- ✓You want annual billing (Pro+ is monthly only)
Upgrade to Pro+ if...
- ✓You regularly hit the 300 PRU/month limit on Pro
- ✓You need Claude Opus 4 or OpenAI o3 for complex reasoning
- ✓You run long agent mode sessions (5-20 PRUs each) daily
- ✓You use code review on most pull requests
- ✓You want access to every new frontier model as it launches
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GitHub Copilot Pro worth $10/month?▼
Almost certainly yes if you code full-time. GitHub's own study found Copilot saves 3.6 hours per week per developer. At an average US developer rate of $62/hour, that is $223 of value per week, or $967/month. The cost is $10/month or $8.33/month on an annual plan. The ROI is approximately 116x in recovered time value alone.
What is the difference between GitHub Copilot Pro and Pro+?▼
Pro costs $10/month with 300 premium requests per month and access to GPT-4o and Claude Sonnet 3.5. Pro+ costs $39/month with 1,500 premium requests and access to all frontier models including Claude Opus 4 and OpenAI o3. Pro+ is designed for heavy users who regularly exhaust their 300 PRU monthly limit on Pro.
Does GitHub Copilot Pro have annual billing?▼
Yes. Pro can be billed annually at $100/year, compared to $120/year on monthly billing ($10 x 12). This saves $20 per year, equivalent to 2 free months. Pro+ is currently monthly only - no annual billing option as of April 2026.
Does Copilot Pro include IP indemnity?▼
No. IP indemnity is only available on Business and Enterprise plans. If Copilot generates code that infringes on a copyright, GitHub will defend you legally under Business and Enterprise plans. Pro and Pro+ individual plans do not include this protection.