As of February 13, 2025, new GitHub Free and Pro plan customers now have access to the enhanced billing platform—a suite of features designed to help users manage and understand their GitHub spending. All new users, regardless of plan type, are onboarded to this new experience.
Benefits of the new platform include:
- Spend transparency: view usage for repositories, products, and SKUs by day, month, or year
- Improved control: set budgets to limit spending and configure alerts to stay informed of budget utilization
What to expect
Existing users on personal accounts will gain access to the enhanced billing platform in the coming months. You will be informed via email and an in-app banner on the billing page in advance of the transition.
Here are some things to know about the transition:
- Once transitioned, a new Billing & Licensing section will appear in the enterprise account menu.
Spending limitswill be migrated and renamed asbudgetsin the new billing platform. For more details about budgets, visit Preventing overspending.- While the new billing platform will not visually display historical usage, you will be able to download a usage report to get your pre-transition historical usage.
Other important changes
- Git Large File Storage will transition from prepaid, quota-based data packs to a usage-based metered billing model. If you use Git Large File Storage today, you’ll receive credits for any unused data packs. For more information, visit “About enhanced billing for Git Large File Storage.”
Learn more
For more information, visit Using the enhanced billing platform for organizations.