Is GitHub Code Quality now a paid product for Copilot users?

Yes. GitHub Code Quality is now a separate paid product, not a benefit included with a GitHub Copilot subscription. It became generally available on July 20, 2026, after its free public-preview period.

For organizations using GitHub Team or GitHub Enterprise Cloud, costs can include:

• $10 per active committer per month for the Code Quality license. An active committer is generally someone who pushed a commit to a Code Quality-enabled repository within the previous 90 days.
• GitHub Actions usage for running deterministic CodeQL scans.
• GitHub AI Credits for AI-powered features such as AI-assisted detection and Copilot Autofix. These use the organization’s shared AI-credit pool, which may also be used by Copilot.

So, Copilot can power some Code Quality features, but a Copilot seat does not provide Code Quality access or waive its separate license fee.