Subscription comparison · GitHub and Microsoft
GitHub Copilot Pro vs Microsoft 365 Personal (Copilot)
The monthly prices of GitHub Copilot Pro and Microsoft 365 Personal (Copilot) as each provider lists them, the usage limits each publishes in its own words, and what the terms say about automated use. Features and output quality are not compared.
Calculated impact price per month and over 12 months
GitHub Copilot Pro costs $10.00 a month and Microsoft 365 Personal (Copilot) $9.99 a month with monthly billing, as listed in the United States on , so GitHub Copilot Pro is $0.01 a month more than Microsoft 365 Personal (Copilot) (0.1 %): $0.12 more over 12 months.
| Price, USD | GitHub Copilot Pro | Microsoft 365 Personal (Copilot) | GitHub Copilot Pro minus Microsoft 365 Personal (Copilot) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per month, monthly billing | $10.00 Published | $9.99 Published | +$0.01 (+0.1 %) |
| 12 months, monthly billing | $120.00 | $119.88 | +$0.12 |
Calculated 12 months = 12 × the monthly price; prices per person, as listed in the United States on . Sources: GitHub Copilot Pro price page · Microsoft 365 Personal (Copilot) price page.
Limits in the provider’s words Published quoted with the date read
| What the provider says | GitHub Copilot Pro | Microsoft 365 Personal (Copilot) |
|---|---|---|
| Messages | Not in our data | “Advanced Copilot chat with higher usage than free”microsoft.com, read |
| Monthly AI credits | “Base credits Flex allotment Total monthly AI credits Copilot Pro $10 USD 1,000 500 1,500”docs.github.com, read | Not in our data |
| How is voice mode limited on this plan? | Not in our data | “Higher usage than free for AI-generated audio (English only)”microsoft.com, read |
| How many code completions does this plan include per month? | “Code completions and next edit suggestions are not billed in AI credits and remain unlimited for all paid plans.”docs.github.com, read | Not in our data |
| What are the AI image generation limits on this plan? | Not in our data | “Higher usage than free for AI image creation in Copilot”microsoft.com, read |
Word for word from each provider’s own pages, each read on at least two different dates; a row says “Not in our data” where we have no such statement for that plan.
Automated use in the terms
What the terms that apply to each plan say about automated access or scraping, which matters if you plan to run the subscription from scripts rather than by hand.
- GitHub Copilot Pro — the terms that apply to this plan are not in our data.
- Microsoft 365 Personal (Copilot) — Microsoft Services Agreement restricts automated access or scraping: “Unless explicitly permitted, you may not use web scraping, web harvesting, or web data extraction methods to extract data from the AI services.” — read .