Updated April 2026
Which GitHub Copilot Plan Should You Get?
2026 Decision Guide
No hedging. Direct recommendations based on your situation. Find your scenario below.
Recommendations by Scenario
Solo developer, casual or part-time coding
Free
$0/mo
2,000 completions and 50 PRUs is enough if you code under 2 hours/day and use Chat sparingly.
Full-time individual developer, daily use
Pro
$10/mo ($8.33 annual)
Unlimited completions and 300 premium requests. Covers 10+ Chat messages per day without hitting limits.
Heavy user needing Claude Opus 4 or OpenAI o3
Pro+
$39/mo
1,500 PRUs and every frontier model. For developers who regularly exhaust Pro's 300/month limit.
Verified student or teacher
Copilot Student (free)
$0
Pro-level access at no cost via GitHub Education. Apply at education.github.com/pack.
Team of 2-50 shipping commercial software
Business
$19/seat/mo
IP indemnity, org policy management, and audit logs. Essential for any company shipping code commercially.
Enterprise with SSO/SCIM, knowledge bases, or compliance requirements
Enterprise
$39/seat/mo ($60 incl. GHE)
Requires GitHub Enterprise Cloud. Adds knowledge bases, GitHub.com Chat, custom models, and full SSO/SCIM.
Common Mistakes
Paying for Business when Free or Pro would do
For solo freelancers working on personal projects, Business adds nothing over Pro. IP indemnity only matters when shipping commercial software as an org.
Choosing Enterprise without GitHub Enterprise Cloud
Enterprise requires GHE Cloud. If you are on GitHub Team or Free, the real cost is $60/seat. Many procurement teams only see the $39 price and are surprised later.
Staying on Free when you hit the 50 PRU limit every month
If Chat stops working on the 10th of every month, the constant interruption costs more in frustration than $10/month. Upgrade to Pro.
Buying individual Pro for a team instead of Business
Individual Pro has no IP indemnity, no policy control, no central management, and no audit logs. For any engineering team building commercial products, Business is the right tier.
If You Are Still Not Sure
Start with the Free tier for 30 days. Track how often you hit the 50 premium request limit. If you hit it in the first 2 weeks, upgrade to Pro. If you are evaluating for a team, have 2-3 developers use Free for two weeks and report whether the limits were constraining. That will tell you whether Business is worth the investment.