Is GitHub Code Quality now a paid product for Copilot users?
Original consensus 2026-07-20
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5 AI models
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Consensusgpt-5.6-luna
Models consulted
gpt-5.6-luna
mistral-medium-latest
claude-haiku-4-5
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview
grok-4.3-no-reasoning
Consensus answer
Yes. As of July 20, 2026, GitHub Code Quality is a paid, generally available product, including for organizations whose developers use GitHub Copilot. github
Key points:
Base price: $10 per active committer per month for enabled repositories. An active committer is generally someone who pushed a commit within the preceding 90 days. github
Separate from Copilot: A Copilot subscription does not include or waive the Code Quality fee, and Code Quality does not require a Copilot license. githubgithub
Additional usage costs: AI-powered features may consume GitHub AI Credits, while deterministic CodeQL analysis consumes GitHub Actions minutes. github
Availability: It applies to organization-owned repositories on GitHub Team and GitHub Enterprise Cloud; it is not available on GitHub Enterprise Server. github
So, Copilot users can use Code Quality, but Copilot does not make Code Quality free.
Differences
1 notable difference
across 5 models.
emphasis
Whether Copilot users face extra costs beyond the base Code Quality fee.
Copilot does not waive the per-committer fee and billing is fully separate.
Grok, Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini
Copilot users will incur additional costs for AI features.
Mistral
“even if you are a Copilot user, you will incur additional costs for using Code Quality features that leverage AI”
How to verify: Check the official GitHub billing documentation for Code Quality.
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