Updated April 2026
GitHub Copilot Business Pricing:
$19/User/Month - What Teams Get in 2026
$19 per user per month, billed through your GitHub organisation. No annual discount. Business adds IP indemnity, org policy management, and central admin that individual Pro accounts cannot provide.
$19
Price
per seat/month
300
Premium requests
per seat/month
None
Annual billing
monthly only
1
Min seats
no minimum
Full Business Feature List
What Business includes
- ✓Unlimited code completions for all seats
- ✓300 premium requests per seat per month
- ✓IP indemnity - GitHub defends against copyright claims
- ✓Code is never used to train GitHub AI models
- ✓Org-wide policy management (admin controls all settings)
- ✓Central user management console
- ✓Basic audit logs (who used what, when)
- ✓Content exclusions (block specific repos from suggestions)
- ✓SAML SSO via GitHub organisation
- ✓Proxy support for enterprise networks
- ✓All IDE support (VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim, Xcode, Visual Studio)
- ✓Agent mode, code review, CLI support
What Business does NOT include
- ✗Knowledge bases (Enterprise only - codebase indexing)
- ✗GitHub.com Chat (Enterprise only - ask questions in PR/issue context)
- ✗Custom fine-tuned models (Enterprise only)
- ✗SSO/SCIM via external IdP like Azure AD or Okta (Enterprise only)
- ✗Full audit log API (Enterprise only)
- ✗1,000 premium requests/seat (Enterprise gets 1,000 vs Business's 300)
- ✗Annual billing option (monthly only)
- ✗Frontier models (o3, Claude Opus 4 - Pro+ and Enterprise only)
Business vs Individual Pro Accounts: The Real Decision
Should you give everyone a $19 Business seat, or let individuals buy $10 Pro accounts? Here is the honest analysis.
| Factor | 10x Individual Pro | 10x Business Seats |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $100/mo | $190/mo |
| Annual cost | $1,200/yr | $2,280/yr |
| Premium overhead | $90/mo more for Business | - |
| IP indemnity | No | Yes |
| Code excluded from training | No (opt-out only) | Yes (always) |
| Org policy management | No | Yes |
| Audit logs | No | Yes |
| Central admin | No - each dev manages own | Yes - admin manages all |
Choose individual Pro if...
- ✓You are a freelancer or solo contractor - no org to manage
- ✓All work is open source with no commercial IP concerns
- ✓Budget is tight and you do not need compliance features
- ✓Team is small and informal (no policies needed)
Choose Business if...
- ✓You ship commercial software - IP indemnity is essential
- ✓You need central control of Copilot policies across the team
- ✓Compliance requires audit logs of AI tool usage
- ✓You want to ensure code is never used for model training
Business Billing Mechanics
How billing works
- •Billed monthly through your GitHub organisation billing
- •No annual discount - monthly only
- •Seats added mid-month are pro-rated for remaining days
- •No minimum seat count - even 1 seat is valid
- •Org admins and owners manage billing and seat allocation
Case study: 10-person engineering team
Monthly cost$190/mo
Annual cost$2,280/yr
What you getPolicy control, IP indemnity, audit logs
Monthly ROI estimate~$9,670 in time saved
ROI ratio~51x
Frequently Asked Questions
What does GitHub Copilot Business include that Pro does not?▼
Business adds IP indemnity (protection if Copilot generates copyrighted code), your code is never used for model training, organisation-wide policy management (admins control settings for all developers), central user management, audit logs, and content exclusions. Pro gives individual developers these same AI features but without any legal or administrative controls.
Is Business cheaper than giving everyone individual Pro accounts?▼
No. Business is $19/seat versus Pro at $10/seat. The $9 premium per seat pays for IP indemnity, policy controls, audit logs, and central management. For any company shipping commercial software, IP indemnity alone justifies the premium. For open-source-only contributors, individual Pro at $10 may be sufficient.
Does GitHub Copilot Business have annual billing?▼
No. Business is billed monthly through your GitHub organisation's billing. There is no annual discount for Business or Enterprise plans. Seats can be added or removed monthly and billing is pro-rated for mid-month changes.
Can individual developers manage their own Business Copilot settings?▼
No. The organisation admin sets policies that apply to all seats. Developers inherit the org's Copilot configuration. This is actually a feature, not a limitation - it ensures consistent compliance policies across the engineering team.