GitHub has rolled out an important enhancement to the Copilot billing model, introducing consumptive billing with enforced monthly allowances for premium requests. Effective June 18, 2025, all paid Copilot plans—Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise—now have a defined number of “premium requests” per user that reset on the first of each month. Premium requests unlock access to advanced AI models and features that go beyond basic code completions, offering greater flexibility and power in your development workflows.
Key points
- Effective June 18, 2025, all paid Copilot plans, Pro, Pro+, Business and Enterprise, have a defined number of premium requests per user that reset on the first of each month.
- When a user reaches the monthly allowance, further premium requests are blocked unless they top up through pay-per-request.
- Enabling pay-per-request requires setting a spending limit in billing settings, and that limit defaults to $0.
- All paid plans continue to include unlimited use of GPT-4.1 and GPT-4o for agent mode and chat, plus unrestricted code completions.
- Premium request counters reset to zero on the 1st of every month, and for the first billing cycle under the change, all counters were reset on June 1, 2025.
What’s Changed
- Monthly Premium Request Allowances Enforced
Each user on Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise plans has a preset quota of premium requests per month. When you reach your allowance, further premium requests will be blocked unless you top up via pay-per-request.
(Learn more about allowances) - Pay-Per-Request Top-Up Option
If you need more premium requests in a cycle, you can enable a pay-per-request model by setting a spending limit in your billing settings. By default, this limit is set to $0—you’ll need to increase it to allow extra consumption.
(Set your spending limit)
What Remains Unlimited
Despite these new quotas, all paid plans continue to include unlimited use of GPT-4.1 and GPT-4o for both agent mode and chat interactions, as well as unrestricted code completions. Standard rate limits may still apply across these models to ensure service stability.
(Review rate limits)
Managing Your Usage
- Monthly Resets: Premium request counters reset to zero on the 1st of every month. For the inaugural billing cycle under this change, all counters were reset on June 1, 2025.
- Real-Time Monitoring: Track your consumption at a glance via the Copilot status icon in your IDE, or download detailed usage reports anytime from your GitHub billing dashboard.
- Multi-Organization Billing: If you hold seats across multiple organizations, you can specify which entity is charged for any additional premium consumption.
For full details on how consumptive billing works with GitHub Copilot, visit the official documentation: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/consumptive-billing.
Join the conversation and share your feedback in the GitHub Community: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions.
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