Monitoring your GitHub Copilot usage and entitlements (legacy)

Learn how you can monitor your monthly usage of Copilot and get the most value out of your Copilot plan.

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Wichtig

This article only applies to Copilot Pro and Copilot Pro+ subscribers on an existing annual plan who remained on legacy premium request-based billing after June 1, 2026.

You can track your monthly usage of premium requests to help you get the most value from your Copilot plan.

Premium request counters reset on the 1st of each month at 00:00:00 UTC.

Viewing premium request usage

There are multiple ways to view your premium request usage:

If you reach your limit for premium requests, you will be notified with a message in each of the Copilot interfaces you use. To download a usage report, see Downloading usage reports.

Viewing usage in your IDE

Wichtig

Starting April 20, 2026, Copilot Pro, Copilot Pro+, and student plans have tighter usage limits: Session limits and weekly (7 day) limits. VS Code and GitHub Copilot-CLI both display your available usage when you are approaching a limit. See Nutzungsgrenzwerte für GitHub Copilot.

If you're using Copilot in an editor, you can view your usage directly in the editor. For example, in Visual Studio Code, you can view information about features included in your plan, your progress towards any limits on your plan, and the date your allowance resets.

You can access usage information in the following IDEs.

  • In Visual Studio Code, click the Copilot icon () in the status bar.
  • In Visual Studio, click the Copilot icon () in the top right corner, then click Copilot Consumptions.
  • In JetBrains IDEs, click the Copilot icon () in the status bar, then select View quota usage.
  • In Xcode, click the Copilot icon () in the menu bar.
  • In Eclipse, click the Copilot icon () in the status bar at the bottom of Eclipse.

Viewing an overview in your Billing and licensing settings

You can view an overview of your premium request usage at any time in your "Billing and licensing" settings on GitHub.com.

  1. Öffnen Sie ihre Abrechnungsübersichtsseite: https://github.com/settings/billing. The "Overview" page shows a summary of your current GitHub usage.
  2. Scroll down to the "Metered usage" area and click Copilot to show only your Copilot use.

Viewing detailed analytics of your usage

  1. Öffnen Sie ihre Abrechnungsübersichtsseite: https://github.com/settings/billing.

  2. In the side bar, click Premium request analytics to show detailed analytics.

  3. Use the filter, "Group by", and "Timeframe" options to change the data displayed in the chart and table.

  4. Optionally, to download the data shown in the chart, click the button and select your preferred format.

    Screenshot of the usage chart on the "Premium request analytics" page with "Chart options" open and outlined in dark orange.

Downloading a usage report

For details on how to request a usage report, see Anzeigen Ihres Nutzungsverhaltens von getakteten Produkten und Lizenzen.

Optimizing usage of premium requests

You can use the following strategies to maximize the value of your premium requests:

  • Choose the right model for the task. Some models are better suited to different tasks. If you're using a premium request, you can strategically choose which model you use to get the best result from Copilot. See KI-Modellvergleich.

  • Setting a budget. Set a budget to track your overages and receive alerts when you reach 75%, 90%, or 100% of your budget. See Einrichten von Budgets zum Kontrollieren der Ausgaben für Produkte mit verbrauchseinheitenbasierter Abrechnung.

  • Monitor your usage regularly. Check your usage in your GitHub account settings to see how many premium requests you’ve used. This helps you plan how much you can use for the rest of the month.

  • Avoid retrying large prompts unnecessarily. Submitting the same long or complex prompt multiple times may use more premium requests. Try rephrasing or simplifying your request when needed.