Introducing metered billing for GitHub Enterprise and GitHub Advanced Security server usage

Scaling your GitHub usage just got easier! We are expanding our pay-as-you-go usage-based billing and licensing reporting interface to include GitHub Enterprise (GHE) and GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) Server-only usage.

We announced pay-as-you-go billing for GHE and GHAS on August 1, 2024 to give customers flexible self-provisioning and pricing. Since then, enterprise accounts on github.com created on or after that date could generate a GitHub Enterprise Server key for the appropriate license count when license adjustments were needed. This required all users, including Server-only users, to be represented in the enterprise account’s user list on GitHub Enterprise Cloud.

Now, you can track and monitor your Server-only license usage for both Enterprise and Advanced Security as a separate line item on the Billing & Licensing > Licensing page.

Note that it will still be required to add all Server-only users to your GitHub Enterprise Cloud enterprise user list to account for their license usage and generate a license key with the appropriate license count. This update does not change this compliance requirement.

Enterprise Server summary in licensing

For existing customers who already have GHE or GHAS, your plan and existing billing method will remain as-is.

If you are interested in pay-as-you-go usage-based billing and have a GitHub account team, please connect with them to discuss whether switching to this model is an option for you.

Check out our documentation to learn more about usage-based billing for licenses.

JetBrains Copilot code referencing support is generally available

The GitHub Copilot plugin for JetBrains IDEs now includes the ability to view code references, designed to enhance your coding experience and improve productivity.

What’s new ✨

Viewing code references: When GitHub Copilot suggests code that matches public code, you will be notified of this match. Click “View matches” at the end of the response to access the reference information.

Benefits for developers ⚡️

Informed decisions with code suggestions: code referencing allows you to make more informed decisions about whether to use the suggested code.

Get involved 🛠

We encourage you to try out the latest version of the GitHub Copilot plugin and share your feedback. Your input is invaluable in helping us refine and improve the product.

Join the discussion 🚀

Connect with us and other developers in the GitHub Community to share your experiences, ask questions, and provide feedback.

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Copilot Workspace: Showing quota limits, issues in dashboard, and UX improvements

Copilot Workspace header

This week, we’ve added an indicator for your daily or hourly quotas, allocated a section of the dashboard to issues assigned to you, and introduced several UX improvements and bug fixes to ensure a smooth development process with Copilot Workspace.

Showing approaching quota limits

As you’re nearing your quota limit, Copilot Workspace will now display a counter so you can keep track of how many tokens you have left, and prioritize your usage accordingly.

quota limits

Issues listed in homepage dashboard

Your recently assigned issues are now listed in the homepage dashboard, providing another jumping point to start developing from!

recently assigned issues in homepage dashboard

UX improvements and bug fixes

  • The session list has been refactored to link directly to pull requests created from a session.
    Screenshot shows list of recent sessions with linked pull requests

  • The sessions index page now maintains scroll position when navigating across sessions.

  • When viewing a new file’s diff, the diff is now highlighted in green.

  • We’ve added an arrow to the current branch name, indicating that it is clickable.

  • You can now select file names in the Plan stage, allowing you to copy them as needed.

  • We fixed the “live preview” button on the run command.

  • We fixed the overlay of the file tree view on small viewports.

  • Light/dark mode is now fixed to match your settings theme.

  • Terminal commands are now correctly disposed of when exiting the command dialogue without saving.

  • There’s improved file name generation to remove excess backtick characters.

  • We fixed a bug where the plan was not being shown in mobile view.

  • The “Revise” button on file headers is now represented by a sparkling pencil icon instead of crosshairs.

  • There’s a new square circle button for stop buttons.

Providing feedback

Please give your feedback in our GitHub Discussion. We’d love to hear your thoughts!

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