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---
title: About billing for GitHub Copilot
intro: 'If you want to use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}, you need a subscription for your {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} account.'
product: '{% data reusables.gated-features.copilot-billing %}'
versions:
feature: copilot
topics:
- Copilot
shortTitle: Billing for GitHub Copilot
---
## About billing for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}
If you want to use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}, you will need a subscription for your {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} personal account. For more information about {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}, see "[About {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}](/en/copilot/overview-of-github-copilot/about-github-copilot)."
Before starting a paid subscription, you can set up a one-time 60-day trial to evaluate {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}. To begin a trial, you will need to choose a monthly or yearly billing cycle, and provide a payment method. If you do not cancel the trial before the end of the 60 days, the trial will automatically convert to a paid subscription. You can cancel your {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} trial at any time during the 60 days and you won't be charged. If you cancel before the end of the trial, you will continue to have access to {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} until the 60-day trial period ends. For more information, see "[Managing your GitHub Copilot subscription](/en/billing/managing-billing-for-github-copilot/managing-your-github-copilot-subscription)."
## {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} pricing
The {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} subscription is available on a monthly or yearly cycle. If you choose a monthly billing cycle, you will be billed $10 per calendar month. If you choose a yearly billing cycle, you will be billed $100 per year. You can modify your billing cycle at any time, and the modification will be reflected from the start of your next billing cycle.
A free subscription for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} is available to verified students, teachers, and maintainers of popular open-source repositories on {% data variables.product.company_short %}. If you meet the criteria as an open source maintainer, you will be automatically notified when you visit the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} subscription page. As a student, if you currently receive the {% data variables.product.prodname_student_pack %}, you will also be offered a free subscription when you visit the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} subscription page. For more information about the {% data variables.product.prodname_student_pack %}, see "[Apply to {% data variables.product.prodname_global_campus %} as a student](/free-pro-team@latest/education/explore-the-benefits-of-teaching-and-learning-with-github-education/github-global-campus-for-students/apply-to-github-global-campus-as-a-student)."