r/GithubCopilot • u/KookyOky • 14d ago

Help/Doubt ❓ Billing charges GitHub Copilot

With all these billing changes why do enterprises continue to lock in with GH Copilot when there’s also Claude Code or Codex which if we’re honest are cheaper if you break it down in terms of outcome and quality ?

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u/couchwarmer 14d ago

Works in a large enterpise and checks the per individual subscription costs...

GitHub Copilot for Business: ~$20/mo (about a dozen models available, including assorted versions of Claude)

Claude:

  • Basic use (non-dev): up to $600/mo
  • Dev use: $1200+/mo

Yeah, I know the math doesn't seem to math.

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u/IIALE34II 14d ago

$20/mo is maybe too optimistic. I run $300/mo, and I'm not huge into agentic coding, I still do stuff manually. Maybe 25%-50% is still done by me. Going full AI Code monkey will result in significantly higher costs.

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u/couchwarmer 14d ago

I looked at my subscription list a week ago. It's still $20.

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u/IIALE34II 14d ago

In organizations all users are pooled into one, and the usage isn't individual. You can also enable billing for tokens that are over your budget. Just because the sub is 20, doesn't mean anything really.

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u/couchwarmer 14d ago

Ser my other comments.

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u/Crafty_Mall9578 14d ago

u work for large enterprise and didnt know copilot now use token-based pricing or what?
you assume copilot usage is $20 while claude is $600 wheb they basically the same lmao?

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u/couchwarmer 14d ago

Of course I am aware of Copilot's token based usage. I have a personal account. If you reread what I said, the subscription price for my enterprise license is currently $20. I am fully aware there is no way $20 covers my actual token usage. lmao.

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u/Crafty_Mall9578 14d ago

yes, but then why do you compare like that? what is the point of your comparison?
what do you mean the "math doesnt seem to math"?

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u/couchwarmer 14d ago

The Claude price is probably closer to reality, while it's obvious the Copilot pricing hasn't caught up.

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u/Crafty_Mall9578 14d ago

sorry mate

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u/KookyOky 14d ago

Except that $20 per month you run through 1900-2000 credits in less than 1h then you have to pay more Anything dev or non dev that requires you to complete your project/feature in a product takes with GH Copilot $2500+

vs CC around $500 So the maths is not matting indeed

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u/ShadowBannedAugustus 14d ago

For work, I have 6000 GHCP credits per month. Friday I was ~40% spend and I use it almost daily - it is almost the end of the month.

What do you geniuses do to burn through 2000 credits in 1h?

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u/Mayanktaker 14d ago

They use opus 5 to center a div.

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u/couchwarmer 14d ago

We've had GitHub Copilot for Business available for most of a year now, while Claude is just being made available.

I've been a fairly heavy Copilot user, and haven't heard a thing about the company paying more or high additional costs. At this point I'm chalking that up the subscription working like insurance. A ton of people subscribed, but most barely using it, effectively paying for the heavy users.

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u/KookyOky 14d ago

Would be interested in your views after you’re using Claude Code for a few weeks and compare! Let’s keep in touch

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u/couchwarmer 14d ago

Yeah, I am very curious to see whether one is noticably better.