# GitHub — GitHub Enterprise now includes access to GitHub Copilot

- Company: GitHub (github.com)
- Announced: 2026-10-28T15:50:00+00:00
- Category: availability-change
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-28-github-enterprise-now-includes-access-to-github-copilot
- Record: https://forck.live/items/28832-github-enterprise-now-includes-access-to-github-copilot
- Subject: Copilot
- Pricing: Copilot Standalone, at $10 per user per month

GitHub is including Copilot with GitHub Enterprise for every licensed user at enterprises that work with a GitHub or Microsoft account team, replacing the need to track Copilot seats and AI usage separately. Previously, customers had to manage both how many Copilot seats they paid for and how much AI usage those users consumed; now usage against the enterprise budget is the main thing to manage. Users in an enterprise account who do not hold a GitHub Enterprise license get the same access through Copilot Standalone at $10 per user per month. Copilot access through GitHub Enterprise and Copilot Standalone carries the same features and models as Copilot Enterprise but does not include monthly AI credits per seat. AI usage is metered from the first request against the enterprise budget, with no included allowance to track or top up, and code completion and next edit suggestions keep working even with no budget available. Copilot Chat, Copilot code review and Copilot in the cloud require available budget, though an exhausted budget never removes access. The change is available now for GitHub Enterprise Cloud through sales teams, while self-serve availability is coming in stages and current self-serve subscriptions are unaffected; Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise remain available.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-28-github-enterprise-now-includes-access-to-github-copilot:

> Enterprises working with a GitHub or Microsoft account team can now get Copilot included with GitHub Enterprise for every licensed user. Previously, you had to manage two things: how many Copilot seats you were paying for and how much AI usage those users consumed. With Copilot included in the platform, usage against your enterprise budget is the primary thing to manage.
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> Self-serve availability is coming in stages, and current self-serve subscriptions are unaffected. Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise remain available.
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> Users in your enterprise account who do not hold a GitHub Enterprise license get the same Copilot access through Copilot Standalone, at $10 per user per month.
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> Copilot access through GitHub Enterprise and Copilot Standalone has the same features and models as Copilot Enterprise but does not include monthly AI credits per seat.
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> AI usage is metered from the first request against your enterprise budget, using the policies, alerts, and attribution you already have. There is no included usage allowance to track or top up. To learn more, review our documentation on Copilot billing for enterprises .

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