Commercial transition
Previous stateIncluded credits were not allocated and managed through the named cost-centre pool model.
→New stateEnterprise administrators can allocate included Copilot credits to cost centres through APIs and the billing UI.
Who is affected
Copilot Business and Enterprise Cloud billing administrators.
Action required
Define allocation policy, distinguish credit pools from spend budgets and monitor monthly forfeiture.
Evidence boundary
The entitlement is limited to Business and Enterprise Cloud; included credits and promotions vary by licence cohort.
Timeline
- Commercial change documented
GitHub made included AI Credit pools available to Copilot Business and Enterprise cost centres and later added billing-UI management.
Official sources
- Cost centers now support AI credit poolsGitHub Changelog · 2026-07-02 · Official product, pricing or policy source
- AI credit pools for cost centers in the billing UIGitHub Changelog · 2026-07-20 · Official product, pricing or policy source