What GitHub charges for
You can use GitHub without incurring any costs. If you choose a paid plan, subscribe to a paid product, or use more than the allowance included in your plan for a billed product, then you will need to pay GitHub for your usage.
- GitHub plans: A fixed monthly cost for a paid GitHub account (for example: GitHub Pro or GitHub Team) or Copilot plan.
- Subscriptions: Fixed monthly costs for any additional products you subscribe to (for example: GitHub Secret Protection)
- Metered usage: Variable costs that depend on how much you use certain features above the amounts included with your GitHub plan (for example: GitHub Actions). For more information see, Product usage included with each plan and Setting up budgets to control spending on metered products.
Tip
GitHub has discounted plans for verified students and academic faculties, and for non-profit organizations. For more information, see Discounted plans for GitHub accounts.
How does billing work?
GitHub bills you separately for each account you own (personal, organization, or enterprise). Each account has a separate:
- Billing date
- Billing period, monthly or yearly, for GitHub and Copilot plans
- Payment method of credit card, PayPal, or a connected Azure subscription
- Receipt
If required, GitHub Enterprise Cloud accounts can request a purchase order by contacting their account manager in GitHub's Sales team.
When will I be charged?
Each account has a billing date and a billing cycle.
For credit card and PayPal payments, the billing date is the day you started a paid plan (not necessarily when the account was created). For example, if you started a paid plan on the 15th of a month, you will be billed on the 15th of each subsequent month. For payments using an Azure subscription ID, the billing date is available in the Azure commerce portal.
Most users pay for GitHub using metered billing. The billing cycle for all metered products is a fixed period from the first day to the last day of the month.
How do I see what I'm billed for?
You can see the billing and usage information for your account at anytime in the "Billing and licensing" pages of your account or using the REST API. For more information, see Viewing your usage of metered products.