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Evidence: evidence/github-copilot-2026-10-27@f1c21d7:evidence/github-copilot/copilot-plans-individuals-us-2026-10-27.rendered-text.txt (+ .png, copilot-plans-us-2026-10-27.html)."}],"verifiedAt":"2026-10-27","verifiedBy":"agent:grok-bot-catalog","notes":"Cross-check: machine (quote matched on fetched https://github.com/features/copilot/plans?country=US, 2026-10-27)"}},{"id":"max","name":"Max","price":{"amount":100,"currency":"USD","period":"month","unit":"account","billedAnnually":false,"note":"US$100 per user per month. 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Evidence: evidence/github-copilot-2026-10-27@f1c21d7:evidence/github-copilot/copilot-plans-individuals-us-2026-10-27.rendered-text.txt (+ .png, copilot-plans-us-2026-10-27.html)."}],"verifiedAt":"2026-10-27","verifiedBy":"agent:grok-bot-catalog","notes":"Cross-check: machine (quote matched on fetched https://github.com/features/copilot/plans?country=US, 2026-10-27)"}},{"id":"business","name":"Business","price":{"amount":19,"currency":"USD","period":"month","unit":"seat","billedAnnually":false,"note":"US$19 per user per month; credits are pooled across the organisation."},"monthlyUSD":19,"monthlyCostForSeatsUSD":19,"highlights":["1,900 credits per user","Access control, budget control and governance","IP indemnity and data privacy","Cloud agent and code review"],"evidence":{"status":"verified","sources":[{"url":"https://github.com/features/copilot/plans?country=US","title":"GitHub Copilot plans & pricing (US)","accessedAt":"2026-10-27","note":"Business card: '$ 19 USD per user / month'; compare table 'Business $19 per user / month'; '1,900 credits per user'; 'Pooled usage Included'. Fetched 2026-10-27 with headless Chrome (Playwright), 'For businesses' tab. Evidence: evidence/github-copilot-2026-10-27@f1c21d7:evidence/github-copilot/copilot-plans-business-us-2026-10-27.rendered-text.txt (+ .png)."}],"verifiedAt":"2026-10-27","verifiedBy":"agent:grok-bot-catalog","notes":"Cross-check: machine (quote matched on fetched https://github.com/features/copilot/plans?country=US, 2026-10-27)"}},{"id":"enterprise","name":"Enterprise","price":{"amount":39,"currency":"USD","period":"month","unit":"seat","billedAnnually":false,"note":"US$39 per user per month."},"monthlyUSD":39,"monthlyCostForSeatsUSD":39,"highlights":["Everything in Business","2,000 more credits per user","Priority access to new models and features"],"evidence":{"status":"verified","sources":[{"url":"https://github.com/features/copilot/plans?country=US","title":"GitHub Copilot plans & pricing (US)","accessedAt":"2026-10-27","note":"Enterprise card: '$ 39 USD per user / month'; compare table 'Enterprise $39 per user / month'; '2,000 more credits per user'. Fetched 2026-10-27 with headless Chrome (Playwright), 'For businesses' tab. Evidence: evidence/github-copilot-2026-10-27@f1c21d7:evidence/github-copilot/copilot-plans-business-us-2026-10-27.rendered-text.txt (+ .png)."}],"verifiedAt":"2026-10-27","verifiedBy":"agent:grok-bot-catalog","notes":"Cross-check: machine (quote matched on fetched https://github.com/features/copilot/plans?country=US, 2026-10-27)"}}]},"capabilities":[{"capability":"code-generation","capabilityName":"Generate and edit software code","fit":"native","availableOnPlans":"all","scores":{"quality":4,"ease":4,"precision":4,"collaboration":4,"reliability":4},"skill":"technical","notes":"The core product: completions, chat and agents that edit code in the editor, the CLI and on GitHub. 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