GitHub adds usage-based AI detection for push protection to Secret Protection
What happened
Between the Oct 16, 2026 and Oct 17, 2026 captures of GitHub's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Secret scanning: 'Copilot secret scanning' renamed 'AI detection for alerts' (existing code), and new 'AI detection for push protection' (blocks pushes with secrets) added; both marked usage-based. In detail: Secret Protection: new 'AI detection for push protection' feature added (uses AI to detect unstructured secrets like passwords and block pushes containing them), priced usage-based on paid plans; existing 'Copilot secret scanning' renamed 'AI detection for alerts' (still included). Pulse files it as a product change (feature added) with an upward direction. The current page 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.
It lands 131 days after GitHub's previous change, "GitHub adds cloud sandbox for Copilot agent workflows" (Jun 8, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "GitHub Copilot free tier loses 50 monthly chat requests" (Jun 1, 2026), "GitHub Shifts Copilot to Usage-Based Billing Model" (May 4, 2026) and "GitHub Renames Protected Branches to Repository Rules with Expanded Scope and Corrects Git LFS Pricing to $5/month for 50 GB" (Jan 13, 2026). 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.
- — · FeatureFeature added
Secret Protection: new 'AI detection for push protection' feature added (uses AI to detect unstructured secrets like passwords and block pushes containing them), priced usage-based on paid plans; existing 'Copilot secret scanning' renamed 'AI detection for alerts' (still included).
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | Secret Protection: new 'AI detection for push protection' feature added (uses AI to detect unstructured secrets like passwords and block pushes containing them), priced usage-based on paid plans; existing 'Copilot secret scanning' renamed 'AI detection for alerts' (still included). | Feature 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 Oct 16, 2026 and Oct 17, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page.
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GitHub, pricing history
Full history- Oct 17, 2026improvedGitHub adds usage-based AI detection for push protection to Secret Protection · this change
- Jun 8, 2026packagingGitHub adds cloud sandbox for Copilot agent workflows
- Jun 1, 2026packagingGitHub Copilot free tier loses 50 monthly chat requests
- May 4, 2026packagingGitHub Shifts Copilot to Usage-Based Billing Model
- Jan 13, 2026packagingGitHub Renames Protected Branches to Repository Rules with Expanded Scope and Corrects Git LFS Pricing to $5/month for 50 GB
- Jan 13, 2026packagingGitHub Removes Advanced Security from Enterprise Plan, Now Only Available as Add-on
- Jan 13, 2026packagingGitHub Introduces Free Tier for Copilot Add-On: Up to 2,000 Completions and 50 Chat Requests Monthly
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- GitLabOct 16GitLab brings Secrets Manager to Self-Managed, Dedicated still pending
- GitLabSep 21GitLab: Flex billing FAQ overhauled — new usage-cap self-service, terms narrowed
- GitLabJul 3GitLab: New Flex Commitment annual billing option introduced
- GitLabJun 15GitLab launches Flex Commitment with unified seat and credit billing
- GitLabMay 11GitLab repositions Duo Agent Platform for offline license deployments
Questions about this change
Did GitHub raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 16, 2026 and Oct 17, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added.
What changed on GitHub's pricing page between Oct 16, 2026 and Oct 17, 2026?
Secret Protection: new 'AI detection for push protection' feature added (uses AI to detect unstructured secrets like passwords and block pushes containing them), priced usage-based on paid plans; existing 'Copilot secret scanning' renamed 'AI detection for alerts' (still included). Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 16, 2026 and Oct 17, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does GitHub change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for GitHub in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "GitHub adds cloud sandbox for Copilot agent workflows" on Jun 8, 2026; GitHub has been tracked since 2023-11-14.