diff --git a/content/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-copilot-licenses.md b/content/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-copilot-licenses.md deleted file mode 100644 index 3306544dfa84..000000000000 --- a/content/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-copilot-licenses.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,110 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: GitHub Copilot licenses -intro: 'Learn how licenses for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} work, including usage measurement and managing your budget.' -versions: - feature: copilot -redirect_from: - - /billing/concepts/product-billing/github-copilot - - /billing/managing-billing-for-github-copilot/about-billing-for-github-copilot - - /billing/managing-billing-for-your-products/managing-billing-for-github-copilot/about-billing-for-github-copilot - - /billing/managing-billing-for-your-products/managing-billing-for-github-copilot - - /billing/managing-billing-for-github-copilot - - /billing/managing-billing-for-your-products/about-billing-for-github-copilot -contentType: concepts -category: - - Understand product costs ---- - -Usage of {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} is measured through a combination of licenses and monthly usage tracking. For more information about how usage costs in {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} work, see [AUTOTITLE](/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-copilot-premium-requests). - -## Licenses for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} - -{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} licenses are required for each user who uses {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}. Licenses are available through different plans depending on your account type. - -| Account type | Options | -|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| -| **Personal accounts** | | -| **Organizations** | {% data variables.copilot.copilot_business_short %}: {% data variables.copilot.cfb_price_per_month %} per user per month (billed monthly). | -| **Enterprises** | Choose {% data variables.copilot.copilot_business_short %} or {% data variables.copilot.copilot_enterprise_short %}, or mix them across organizations. Both are billed monthly, pricing varies. | - -> [!NOTE] {% data reusables.copilot.copilot-one-account %} - -## Free use of {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} - -There are several ways to use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} for free. - -### {% data variables.copilot.copilot_free_short %} - -* Provides limited access to {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} features at no cost. -* Includes a monthly allowance of completions and premium requests. -* Intended for **individual use only** (not suitable for organizations or enterprises). -* For usage beyond the free plan limits, upgrade to {% data variables.copilot.copilot_pro_short %}. - -### 30-day trial for {% data variables.copilot.copilot_pro_short %} - -* Before starting a paid plan for a personal account, you can activate a **one-time 30-day trial**. [Start using {% data variables.copilot.copilot_free_short %}](https://github.com/copilot). -* You must provide a payment method. -* If you do not cancel before the end of the trial, it automatically converts to a paid plan. -* You can cancel any time during the 30 days. If you cancel, you will not be charged and will keep access until the trial ends. -* Free trials are limited to three per payment method. Additional trials will continue as paid subscriptions. - -### Educational and open source benefits - -* {% data variables.copilot.copilot_student_short %} offers free access to {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}'s premium features for verified students. See [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/how-tos/manage-your-account/free-access-with-copilot-student). -* {% data variables.copilot.copilot_pro_short %} is free for verified teachers and maintainers of popular open source projects. See [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/managing-copilot/managing-copilot-as-an-individual-subscriber/getting-started-with-copilot-on-your-personal-account/getting-free-access-to-copilot-pro-as-a-student-teacher-or-maintainer). - -## How usage of {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} licenses is measured - -Usage of {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} licenses is measured by the number of seats used. - -### Personal accounts - -* Upgrades take effect immediately, with proration applied for the remainder of the current billing cycle. -* Downgrades take effect at the start of the next billing cycle and are generally not prorated. -* Canceling a monthly plan keeps access until the end of the current billing cycle, with no proration. - -For details on billing and proration, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/concepts/billing/billing-for-individuals). - -### Organizations and enterprises - -* A seat is a license for one user. -* Organizations and enterprises are billed for the number of assigned seats at the end of each monthly billing cycle. -* If a user has seats in multiple organizations within the same enterprise, the enterprise is only billed once per cycle. -* If both a {% data variables.copilot.copilot_business_short %} and a {% data variables.copilot.copilot_enterprise_short %} seat are assigned, only the enterprise seat is billed. - -For more information about seat assignment, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/reference/copilot-billing/seat-assignment). - -## Using more than your plan's included seats - -Individual plans are tied to a single account and can’t include additional seats. To license multiple users, upgrade to an organizational plan. - -For **organizations and enterprises**: - -* You can assign additional {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} seats at any time. -* Additional seats are billed immediately on a prorated basis for the rest of the current billing cycle. -* Assigned users gain access to {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} features right away. - -For details about how added seats are billed, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/reference/copilot-billing/license-changes). - -## Paying for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} licenses - -You pay for additional licenses using the payment method set up for your {% data variables.product.github %} account. See [AUTOTITLE](/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/manage-payment-info). - -## Managing your budget for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} licenses - -To help manage your budget for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} licenses, consider the following strategies. - -### Personal accounts - -* You can set budgets for your personal account to receive email alerts at 75%, 90%, and 100% of the budget. -* Budgets help you monitor spending but do not stop license charges. - -For more information about using budgets to control spending, see [AUTOTITLE](/billing/managing-your-billing/using-budgets-control-spending). - -### Organizations and enterprises - -* Owners and billing managers can set budgets at the organization or enterprise level, or by cost center. -* Budgets for licenses are monitoring-only: spending can exceed the budget, but alerts notify you when thresholds are reached. -* Use cost centers to track spending across teams or initiatives. - -For more information about managing company spending, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/how-tos/spending/manage-company-spending).