GitHub Introduces Free Tier for Copilot Add-On: Up to 2,000 Completions and 50 Chat Requests Monthly
What happened
Between the Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025 captures of GitHub's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: GitHub Copilot add-on now offers a free tier: up to 2,000 completions and 50 chat requests per month (previously $10/month minimum after 30-day trial). Pulse files it as a packaging change (freemium change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Team at $4, Enterprise at $21, GitHub Codespaces at $0.18 per core hour compute + $0.07 per GB storage and Git Large File Storage at $5.
GitHub's previous recorded change was "GitHub Restructures Enterprise Pricing to Variable Model, Introducing Tiered Options Starting at $21/user/month" (Q4 2024). GitHub has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window GitLab also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- GitHub Copilot · Free tierAddedNo free tierfree tier
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | Free tier | No free tier | free tier | Added |
Values as written on GitHub's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of GitHub's pricing page (github.com) from Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where free tier now appears.
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GitHub, the last 90 days
Full history- May 4, 2026packagingGitHub Shifts Copilot to Usage-Based Billing Model
- Q3 2025packagingGitHub Renames Protected Branches to Repository Rules with Expanded Scope and Corrects Git LFS Pricing to $5/month for 50 GB
- Q2 2025packagingGitHub Removes Advanced Security from Enterprise Plan, Now Only Available as Add-on
- Q1 2025packagingGitHub Introduces Free Tier for Copilot Add-On: Up to 2,000 Completions and 50 Chat Requests Monthly · this change
- Q4 2024improvedGitHub Restructures Enterprise Pricing to Variable Model, Introducing Tiered Options Starting at $21/user/month
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- GitLabJan 10GitLab Reduces Ultimate Plan Trial Period from 60 to 30 Days, Impacting User Access
- GitLabJan 10GitLab Expands Ultimate Plan with Unlimited Guest User Access and Consolidates Security Features for Enhanced User Experience
- GitLabOct 16GitLab brings Secrets Manager to Self-Managed, Dedicated still pending
- GitLabSep 21GitLab: Flex billing FAQ overhauled — new usage-cap self-service, terms narrowed
- GitLabSep 18GitLab renames Flex 'per-use' credits to 'on-demand,' drops overage discounts
Questions about this change
Did GitHub raise prices in April 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: freemium change.
What changed on GitHub's pricing page between Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025?
GitHub Copilot free tier: No free tier → free tier, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does GitHub change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for GitHub in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "GitHub Restructures Enterprise Pricing to Variable Model, Introducing Tiered Options Starting at $21/user/month" in Q4 2024; GitHub has been tracked since 2023-11-14.