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GitHub Copilot CLI

GitHub Copilot CLI

Terminal agent

GitHub's terminal agent on the Copilot subscription. Parallel subagents through /fleet, cloud sandboxes, worktrees and remote control from mobile.

GitHubFree tier2026-08-24
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Pricing

Included with GitHub Copilot plans , same pricing as GitHub Copilot.

PlanPriceIncludedBeyond thatNotes
Copilot Free
individual
Free
2,000 completions/mo
2,000 completions per month plus a small allowance of AI credits
Blocked until upgrade
  • Copilot CLI and the Copilot app are included

Verified students get Copilot Student at no charge.

Copilot Pro
individual
$10/mo
per user
1,500 credits/mo (≈ $15)
1,000 base credits plus a 500 credit flex allotment, 1 credit is $0.01
Credit packs, $0.01 each
Additional usage is billed against a budget you set in USD at $0.01 per credit.
  • Unlimited code completions and next edit suggestions
Copilot Pro+
individual
$39/mo
per user
7,000 credits/mo (≈ $70)
3,900 base credits plus a 3,100 credit flex allotment
Credit packs, $0.01 each
  • Access to premium models, including Opus
Copilot Max
individual
$100/mo
per user
20,000 credits/mo (≈ $200)
10,000 base credits plus a 10,000 credit flex allotment
Credit packs, $0.01 each
  • Priority access to new models and features
Copilot Business
team
$19/mo
per user
1,900 credits/mo (≈ $19)
Credit packs, $0.01 each
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Copilot Enterprise
enterprise
$39/mo
per user
3,900 credits/mo (≈ $39)
Credit packs, $0.01 each
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Draws from the shared GitHub AI Credits pool, 1 credit is $0.01 and usage-based billing replaced premium requests on 1 June 2026. The Free plan includes CLI and agent mode with limited usage. Sandboxing and the ACP server mode are public preview.

Source: github.com/features/copilot/plans Pricing verified 2026-08-24

Models

AnthropicOpenAIGooglexAIMoonshotPartial BYOK

Claude, GPT, Gemini, Grok and Kimi models switched with /model, the roster rotates with releases. Env vars point custom OpenAI compatible, Azure OpenAI or Anthropic endpoints at it.

Features

Git worktreesParallel agentsSubagentsMCP clientACP agentSandboxingRemote executionMobile companionScheduled tasksDiff reviewCheckpointsPluginsHooks

Install

  • npmnpm install -g @github/copilot
  • brewbrew install copilot-cli
  • wingetwinget install GitHub.Copilot
  • curlcurl -fsSL https://gh.io/copilot-install | bash

License

Proprietary · Proprietary

The GitHub repo carries a custom install-and-run license and holds the binary, changelog and installer, not the source.

Sources

Every fact above points at a vendor page and the date someone last checked it.