GitHub Copilot AI Credit Session Limits

Full Guide

GitHub Copilot AI Credit Session Limits is a product or capability from GitHub documented by first-party sources. GitHub added public-preview AI credit session limits to Copilot CLI and the GitHub Copilot SDK on July 1, 2026.

What it does

Interactive CLI users can inspect or change a session limit with the limits command, while noninteractive runs can use the max-ai-credits option. GitHub counts model calls, subagents, and background work across a session, then asks the agent to wrap up when the configured cap is reached.

Availability and pricing

GitHub says session limits require Copilot CLI 1.0.66 or later or Copilot SDK 1.0.5 or later and are available in public preview for Individual, Business, and Enterprise plans. The limit is a soft cap because a response already in progress can finish after the threshold is crossed; current plan pricing and AI credit terms remain authoritative.

Who it is for

Developers, automation teams, engineering leaders, and enterprise platform teams that need per-session controls for unattended or long-running Copilot agent work.

What teams should review

The feature is in public preview, the cap can be exceeded by a response already in flight, and organizations must still combine it with broader budgets, policy, monitoring, and workload-specific tests.

Official sources

• Official announcement
• Product or documentation page
• Pricing or plan information