{
  "dataset": "LimitSheet",
  "version": "v1",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "LimitSheet (https://limitsheet.com/)",
  "url": "https://limitsheet.com/changes/2026-06-01-github-copilot-ai-credits/",
  "item": {
    "id": "2026-06-01-github-copilot-ai-credits",
    "date": "2026-06-01",
    "announced_on": "2026-04-27",
    "effective_on": "2026-06-01",
    "detected_on": "2026-09-28",
    "published_on": "2026-09-28",
    "products": [
      "github-copilot"
    ],
    "plans": [
      "copilot-free",
      "copilot-pro",
      "copilot-pro-plus",
      "copilot-business",
      "copilot-enterprise"
    ],
    "kind": "limits",
    "title": "GitHub Copilot moves from premium requests to GitHub AI Credits",
    "summary": "GitHub replaced premium request units (PRUs) with GitHub AI Credits on all Copilot plans. Usage is now calculated from token consumption at each model's listed API rates. Plan prices did not change. Monthly Pro and Pro+ plans moved on June 1, 2026; annual Pro and Pro+ plans stay on premium requests until they expire.",
    "before": "Premium requests (PRUs): each plan included a monthly premium request allowance, with model multipliers.",
    "after": "GitHub AI Credits ($0.01 each), based on input, output and cached tokens at listed API rates. Prices unchanged: Pro $10 a month, Pro+ $39, Business $19 per user, Enterprise $39 per user. Code completions and next edit suggestions do not use credits.",
    "baseline_note": "Premium-request billing in effect before June 1, 2026, announced for replacement on April 27, 2026. Prices are compared like for like (no change). Included usage is not directly comparable before and after, because premium requests and AI Credits measure different things. Copilot code review also started consuming GitHub Actions minutes.",
    "direction": "mixed",
    "material": true,
    "source_ids": [
      "github-blog-usage-based-billing-2026-04-27",
      "github-copilot-plans",
      "github-docs-copilot-billing-individuals"
    ],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "source_id": "github-blog-usage-based-billing-2026-04-27",
        "quote": "Starting June 1, premium request units (PRUs) will be replaced by GitHub AI Credits."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "github-blog-usage-based-billing-2026-04-27",
        "quote": "Base plan pricing is not changing. Copilot Pro remains $10/month, Pro+ remains $39/month, Business remains $19/user/month, and Enterprise remains $39/user/month."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "github-blog-usage-based-billing-2026-04-27",
        "quote": "Users on a monthly Pro or Pro+ plan will automatically migrate to usage-based billing on June 1, 2026. Users on annual Pro or Pro+ plans will remain on their existing plan with premium request-based pricing until their plan expires."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "github-blog-usage-based-billing-2026-04-27",
        "quote": "Copilot code review will also consume GitHub Actions minutes, in addition to GitHub AI Credits."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "github-docs-copilot-billing-individuals",
        "quote": "This total is converted into AI credits (1 AI credit = $0.01 USD)."
      }
    ],
    "verified_at": "2026-09-29",
    "verified_by": "Lokesh Rathore",
    "verified_method": "ai_assisted"
  }
}