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Did GitHub change Copilot policies or billing for maintainers?

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Short answer: Yes. GitHub still gives eligible open source maintainers free Copilot Pro access, but Copilot billing and usage are now defined around AI credits and usage-based billing, not a special maintainer billing path. Yes. GitHub still lists verified maintainers of popular open source project…

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  1. 2026-09-17 21:15 · DEV Community — AI
    Did GitHub change Copilot policies or billing for maintainers?

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