On July 20, GitHub added management of AI credit pools directly to the cost-center billing UI. Copilot Business and Enterprise users can also see credits used in the current billing cycle. The primary source is the July 2026 GitHub Changelog.
Visibility is useful, but a visible budget can still fund low-value work. Teams need a stop rule tied to accepted outcomes.
Define the unit before the pool
Do not budget “credits per developer.” Define a workload unit first:
accepted task = a change that passes repository checks,
