GitHub Copilot Cost Centers Now Support AI Credit Pools

What's new

• AI credit pools per cost center: Set a maximum cap on monthly included AI credits for each cost center — precise cost governance for finance and IT teams
• REST API available now: PATCH /enterprises/{enterprise}/cost-centers/{cost_center_id} with ai_credits_limit field
• Separate from per-user session limits: Organization-level budget control, not individual developer limits
• UI management: Coming in a future GitHub release

Why it matters

As Copilot usage scales across large enterprises, finance and platform teams need budgetary guardrails to avoid surprise overages. Credit pools let CIOs assign spending envelopes to business units — e.g., Engineering gets 500k credits/month, Marketing gets 50k.

How to try it

• GitHub REST API: PATCH /enterprises/{enterprise}/cost-centers/{cost_center_id} with ai_credits_limit
• Full reference: GitHub Docs under Enterprise — Copilot cost centers