GitHub — tracked routes and prices
7 access routes across coding tools. Every route was verified directly on its official page this pass. Snapshot 2026-09-07 (rows accessed 2026-09-07). Rankings live on the cost leaderboard.
Tracked offers: Copilot Pro
| Category | Route | Price (list) | Notes and caveats | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding tools | Copilot Freegithub--tool--copilot-free | $0 | 2,000 completions + 50 chat requests per month; Haiku 4.5, GPT-5 mini and more; Copilot CLI.· Monthly request caps | srcDIRECT |
| Coding tools | Copilot Pro offergithub--tool--copilot-pro | $10/user/mo | Unlimited completions; cloud agent + code review; third-party agents (Claude Code, Codex); $15 monthly total credits.· Credit-capped premium models | srcDIRECT |
| Coding tools | Copilot Pro+github--tool--copilot-pro-plus | $39/user/mo | Premium models including Opus; $70 monthly credits.· Credit-capped premium models | srcDIRECT |
| Coding tools | Copilot Maxgithub--tool--copilot-max | $100/user/mo | Priority access to new models; $200 monthly credits.· Credit-capped premium models | srcDIRECT |
| Coding tools | Copilot Businessgithub--tool--copilot-business | $19/seat/mo | Includes 1,900 AI credits per user per month (usage-based billing). | srcDIRECT |
| Coding tools | Copilot Enterprisegithub--tool--copilot-enterprise | $39/seat/mo | Includes 3,900 AI credits per user per month; the enterprise chooses the plan per organization. | srcDIRECT |
| Coding tools | AI Credits unit (cross-cutting)github--tool--ai-credits-unit | 1 AI credit = $0.01 | Replaces the premium-requests framing; same model roster on all paid tiers (Claude Sonnet/Opus/Haiku, GPT-5.x/Codex, Gemini Flash, Grok, Kimi).· Unit definition, not a plan | srcDIRECT |
Copilot Free
$0
Coding tools · DIRECT · Monthly request caps
Copilot Pro
$10/user/mo
Coding tools · DIRECT · Credit-capped premium models
View tracked offerCopilot Pro+
$39/user/mo
Coding tools · DIRECT · Credit-capped premium models
Copilot Max
$100/user/mo
Coding tools · DIRECT · Credit-capped premium models
Copilot Business
$19/seat/mo
Coding tools · DIRECT
Copilot Enterprise
$39/seat/mo
Coding tools · DIRECT
AI Credits unit (cross-cutting)
1 AI credit = $0.01
Coding tools · DIRECT · Unit definition, not a plan
Route economics at a glance
Assembled from the verified rows above — no new data. Each figure links its official source and carries the date it was read.
| Cheapest paid route (any type) | $10/user/mo | Copilot Pro | src 2026-09-07 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free / promo routes | 1 | 1 sold by GitHub (Copilot Free). | |
| Batch / off-peak discounts | 0 | None published on tracked routes. | |
| Published overage terms | 6 of 7 routes | Copilot Pro: $0.01 per AI credit; $15/mo total credits ($10 base + $5 flex) · Copilot Pro+: $0.01 per AI credit; $70/mo total credits ($39 + $31) · Copilot Max: $0.01 per AI credit; $200/mo total credits ($100 + $100) | |
Tracked offers with full breakdowns
GitHub · Copilot Pro
GitHub Copilot Pro
$10/user/mo (monthly billing; annual price for Pro not published)
Completions are unlimited on paid plans, but chat, agents, and code review draw a $15/mo AI-credit pool — premium models drain it fast, and unused credits are forfeited at month end.
Verified 2026-09-07 — catches, limits, break-even math, and dated evidence on the offer page.
Cited intelligence scores
Quoted from the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3, accessed 2026-09-07 — not measured by us. Each value links its exact AA source row. Artificial Analysis scores every reasoning-effort variant separately; we quote the named variant shown. An asterisk marks scores AA itself flags as estimates.
Claude 4.5 Haiku — 18
AA Intelligence Index v4.3 — Source: Artificial Analysis, accessed 2026-09-07 · AA source · priced on this page as Copilot Free
Claude Opus 5 (max) — 51
AA Intelligence Index v4.3 (max) — Source: Artificial Analysis, accessed 2026-09-07 · AA source · priced on this page as Copilot Pro+
Sources & methods
Snapshot 2026-09-07 (per-datum access dates at right; a few rows rest on dated official snapshots — see notes). Every price above links its official source in the routes table; every score above links its AA source row. Below, each datum's source and access date, in full. Method: methodology.
| Datum | Source | Accessed | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copilot FreeCoding tools · $0 | github.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Copilot ProCoding tools · $10/user/mo | github.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Copilot Pro+Coding tools · $39/user/mo | github.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Copilot MaxCoding tools · $100/user/mo | github.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Copilot BusinessCoding tools · $19/seat/mo | docs.github.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Copilot EnterpriseCoding tools · $39/seat/mo | docs.github.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| AI Credits unit (cross-cutting)Coding tools · 1 AI credit = $0.01 | github.com | 2026-09-07 | DIRECT |
| Claude 4.5 Haiku — II v4.3: 18Quoted score, not measured by us | artificialanalysis.ai | 2026-09-07 | CITED |
| Claude Opus 5 (max) — II v4.3: 51Quoted score, not measured by us | artificialanalysis.ai | 2026-09-07 | CITED |