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Is GitHub Code Quality now a paid product for Copilot users?
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Yes. GitHub Code Quality is now a paid, standalone product, and it is separate from a Copilot subscription.[1][2][3]
A few key points:
- It became generally available on July 20, 2026, after a free public preview period.[1][2]
- Pricing is based on an active-committer license: $10 per active committer per month for private repositories, while public repositories are $0 per committer.[3]
- AI-powered features such as Copilot Autofix use
GitHub AI Credits, and deterministic analysis uses
GitHub Actions minutes.[3][4]
- Copilot users can use the integrated Copilot-powered features, but a Copilot plan does not automatically include the Code Quality license itself.[3][5]
So the short answer is: yes, for Copilot users, GitHub Code Quality is billed separately rather than included in Copilot.
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