Commercial software intelligenceEvidence checked · 29 September 2026
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SK-2026-217 · Entitlements & feature gating

GitHub Copilot adds Claude Sonnet 5.5 across paid plans with an enterprise model-policy gate

GitHub is rolling Claude Sonnet 5.5 out to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise; Business and Enterprise administrators govern access through the Copilot model policy and usage follows provider-list billing.

Paid-plan rollout active with enterprise policy control

Commercial transition

Previous stateClaude Sonnet 5.5 was not in the documented GitHub Copilot paid-plan model catalogue.
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New stateClaude Sonnet 5.5 is gradually rolling out to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise, with Business and Enterprise access controlled by the Copilot model policy.

Who is affected

GitHub Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise users and administrators.

Action required

Business and Enterprise administrators should review the Copilot model policy; eligible users should account for gradual rollout and provider-list usage billing.

Evidence boundary

The record covers GitHub Copilot plan availability, gradual rollout and administrator policy. It does not restate Anthropic direct API pricing as a Copilot unit price or claim immediate availability to every user.

Timeline

  1. Copilot rollout announced

    GitHub documented eligible plans, administrator policy and provider-list billing treatment.

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