Restricted to student (GitHub Student Developer Pack) applicants — not generally available. GitHub free tier includes Free GitHub Pro while you are a student, plus partner offers for verified students… Verified September 2026.
eligibility_restricted Restricted to student (GitHub Student Developer Pack) applicants — not generally available. How we use this.
Enrolled in a degree-granting educational institution
Valid student ID or enrollment verification
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Limits, pricing history. Verified September 2026. Last updated 2026-11-09.
Restricted to student (GitHub Student Developer Pack) applicants — not generally available. Free GitHub Pro while you are a student, plus partner offers for verified students… GitHub warrants caution — on 2026-06-24: GitHub moved Copilot Student, the Copilot plan in the Student Pack, to auto model selection only, so students can no longer choose which model answers. Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-24-changes-to-model-selection-for-free-and-student-plans/ Monitor for further changes.
The day we last read the vendor's page. The terms we publish were last confirmed on 2026-09-24.
Free Tier Details
Free GitHub Pro while you are a student, plus partner offers for verified students. GitHub Copilot Student includes unlimited code completions and an allowance of GitHub AI Credits, plus limited chat and agent usage with models available through auto model selection only. Also Pro-level Codespaces, a JetBrains IDE subscription renewed annually, and a 1-year .me domain from Namecheap.
We read that on 2026-11-08 from https://education.github.com/pack, and our check recorded: the page names GitHub as "github" and states amounts, none of which we matched to the terms we publish.
Data correction - GitHub moved Copilot Student to auto model selection on 2026-06-24, the date of its changelog post, not on 2026-09-09. Our record of 2026-09-09 compared the Student Pack page with our own listing, and it repeated our listing's old line that new Copilot Student sign-ups were paused. GitHub began reopening them, gradually, on 2026-06-17. Source ↗
Before: Recorded 2026-09-09 as pricing_restructured, measured against our own listing, with a line saying new Copilot Student sign-ups were paused
After: limits_reduced, dated 2026-06-24 from GitHub's changelog post on model selection for the Free and Student plans
GitHub moved Copilot Student, the Copilot plan in the Student Pack, to auto model selection only, so students can no longer choose which model answers. Source ↗
Before: Copilot Student users could choose a model by hand as well as through auto model selection.
After: "Copilot Free and Student plans will now use Copilot auto model selection as the default and only model selection experience." (GitHub changelog, 2026-06-24). The Student Pack page now describes Copilot Student as unlimited code completions and an allowance of GitHub AI Credits, plus limited chat and agent usage with models available through auto model selection only.
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Restricted to student (GitHub Student Developer Pack) applicants — not generally available. GitHub offers a free tier: Student Pack. Free GitHub Pro while you are a student, plus partner offers for verified students. GitHub Copilot Student includes unlimited code completions and an allowance of GitHub AI Credits, plus limited chat ... Eligibility: Enrolled in a degree-granting educational institution; Valid student ID or enrollment verification.
What is GitHub's free tier?
Restricted to student (GitHub Student Developer Pack) applicants — not generally available. GitHub's free tier is called "Student Pack". Free GitHub Pro while you are a student, plus partner offers for verified students. GitHub Copilot Student includes unlimited code completions and an allowance of GitHub AI Credits, plus limited chat and agent usage with models available through auto model selection only. Also Pro-level Codespaces, a JetBrains IDE subscription renewed annually, and a 1-year .me domain from Namecheap.
Is GitHub's free tier good for production?
Restricted to student (GitHub Student Developer Pack) applicants — not generally available. GitHub's free tier is usable for prototyping and development. GitHub warrants caution — on 2026-06-24: GitHub moved Copilot Student, the Copilot plan in the Student Pack, to auto model selection only, so students can no longer choose which model answers. Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-24-changes-to-model-selection-for-free-and-student-plans/ Monitor for further changes.
What changed in GitHub's pricing?
GitHub has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: GitHub moved Copilot Student, the Copilot plan in the Student Pack, to auto model selection only, so students can no longer choose which model answers. Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-24-changes-to-model-selection-for-free-and-student-plans/ (2026-06-24).
What category is GitHub in?
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