GitHub is reopening Copilot Business and Enterprise signups for customers paying by card or PayPal from 1 September 2026, with seats charged upfront before users get access and existing card-paying customers moving to upfront billing from 1 October. Prices are unchanged. From 28 September, Copilot Chat on github.com and mobile merges with the cloud agent under one policy, and chat data will be kept for the life of the account rather than 28 days.
What changed
Copilot Business and Enterprise signups by card were closed, seats were billed after assignment, github.com chat data was kept 28 days, and code review defaulted to the Lite effort level.
What it unlocks
Buying new Copilot Business or Enterprise seats again with a credit card or PayPal, and setting a code review effort level before the default shifts.
- new signups reopen 1 Sept 2026
- upfront seat charges from 1 Oct 2026
- unified Copilot from 28 Sept 2026
- chat data kept for life of account, was 28 days
What you need to act on it
- Copilot Business or Enterprise plan
- admin access to Copilot settings before 28 September 2026
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