About GitHub Copilot for Business
GitHub Copilot is a new AI-powered code completion tool that helps developers write code faster. GitHub Copilot is available through GitHub personal accounts with GitHub Copilot for Individuals or through organization accounts with GitHub Copilot for Business.
With Copilot for Business, you can manage access to GitHub Copilot for organizations. Once you grant an organization access to GitHub Copilot, the administrators of that organization can grant access to individuals and teams. For more information, see "Configuring GitHub Copilot settings in your organization."
Note: Copilot for Business does not retain any telemetry or Code Snippets Data.
Understanding the differences between Copilot for Business and Copilot for Individuals
Copilot for Individuals | Copilot for Business | |
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Pricing | $10 per month/$100 per year | $19 per user per month |
Types of GitHub accounts | Personal accounts | Organization or enterprise accounts |
Telemetry | ||
Blocks suggestions matching public code | ||
Plugs right into your editor | ||
Offers multi-line function suggestions | ||
Organization-wide policy management | ||
VPN Proxy support via self-signed certificates [1] |
[1] For more information, see "Configuring GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code" and "Configuring GitHub Copilot in a JetBrains IDE."
Enabling and setting up Copilot for Business
To use Copilot for Business, you need to set up a subscription for your organization account. For more information, see "Managing your GitHub Copilot subscription for your organization."
After setting up a subscription, you can enable GitHub Copilot for organizations. For more information, see "Enabling and setting up GitHub Copilot for Business."
About billing for Copilot for Business
Copilot for Business subscriptions are billed monthly, based on the number of GitHub Copilot seats assigned to users within your organization. For more information, see "About billing for GitHub Copilot."