How to manage Copilot spend across your enterprise

GitHub explains how to control GitHub Copilot costs in large organizations by mapping enterprise teams to cost centers, configuring AI credit pools, and applying user-level spending caps with per-user overrides for power users.

Overview

The video walks through enterprise-focused controls for managing GitHub Copilot spend at scale, with an emphasis on aligning budgets to an organization’s structure.

Map enterprise teams to cost centers

• Map enterprise teams to cost centers so that team membership and cost allocation stay synchronized automatically.
• Use this mapping to align Copilot usage and budgeting with existing organizational structures.

Configure AI credit pools per cost center

• Set up cost center–scoped AI credit pools.
• Use credit pools to allocate and track Copilot-related AI spend by cost center.

Apply spending caps and user overrides

• Configure user-level spending caps to control individual usage.
• Set up individual overrides for power users who need higher limits than the default cap.

Why these controls matter

• Helps manage enterprise AI spending efficiently at scale.
• Supports flexible budgeting that matches how large enterprises organize teams and cost ownership.