If you pay for a GitHub plan, GitHub can change the price with at least 30 days' notice by website posting or email. If you keep using the paid service after the new price takes effect, you've agreed to pay the new amount.
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The agreement reserves GitHub's right to raise prices unilaterally with 30 days' notice, and continued use of the paid service after that date constitutes acceptance of the new price without requiring affirmative re-authorization of the new charge amount.
GitHub's updated Terms of Service now include an explicit section governing AI features, including Copilot. The new section establishes specific contractual terms for how user data may be collected, used, and retained for developing and improving AI and machine learning models, and identifies what controls are available to users. The practical effect is that AI-related data practices are now consolidated under dedicated contractual language rather than dispersed across general service terms.
View change record →GitHub's Terms of Service update on April 19, 2026 involved substantial revisions across 54 sentences, with 40 sentences removed and 4 added. The extent of change suggests modifications to core service provisions; however, without access to the specific language that was modified, removed, or added, the precise operational implications for users cannot be determined. Users should review the updated Terms directly to understand how the changes affect their usage rights, account obligations, or dispute resolution procedures.
View change record →Paid subscribers may see price changes take effect 30 days after notice, with continued use treated as acceptance. Monitoring the email address registered to your GitHub account for pricing change notices is the primary mechanism for identifying and responding to increases before they take effect.
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"If you are on a paid plan, you agree to pay us the monthly or annual fees indicated for that service. We reserve the right to change our prices. If we do change prices, we will provide notice of the change on the Site or in email to you, at our option, at least 30 days before the change is to take effect. Your continued use of the paid Services after the price change becomes effective constitutes your agreement to pay the changed amount.— Excerpt from GitHub's GitHub Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Automatic price increases without affirmative user re-consent may engage state automatic renewal laws, including California's Automatic Renewal Law (Business and Professions Code Section 17600 et seq.), which requires clear disclosure of material changes and in some circumstances may require affirmative re-consent. The FTC Act's unfair or deceptive practices standard is relevant to the adequacy of the 30-day notice mechanism. EU consumer protection law may impose additional requirements on price modification clauses in consumer contracts. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The 30-day advance notice requirement is a standard commercial practice for subscription services. The 'continued use equals acceptance' mechanism for price changes is operationally significant for procurement teams managing software subscriptions at scale, as it may result in budget exposure if change notices are not monitored. JURISDICTION FLAGS: California's Automatic Renewal Law may require affirmative acknowledgment of price increases for consumer subscribers rather than passive acceptance through continued use. EU member states with strong consumer protection frameworks may limit the enforceability of unilateral price change provisions in consumer agreements. Enterprise customers with negotiated contracts should confirm whether standard ToS pricing provisions apply or are superseded. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Finance and procurement teams should establish a process for monitoring GitHub billing notifications and reconciling subscription costs against approved budgets. The provision does not address refund rights for prepaid annual subscriptions where pricing changes mid-term, which is a due diligence gap for organizations on annual plans. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations subject to California's Automatic Renewal Law should assess whether the notice-and-continued-use mechanism satisfies state disclosure requirements for their user population. Legal teams should review whether annual subscription terms lock in pricing for the subscription period or whether mid-term price changes are permitted under the standard ToS.
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The agreement reserves GitHub's right to raise prices unilaterally with 30 days' notice, and continued use of the paid service after that date constitutes acceptance of the new price without requiring affirmative re-authorization of the new charge amount.
Paid subscribers may see price changes take effect 30 days after notice, with continued use treated as acceptance. Monitoring the email address registered to your GitHub account for pricing change notices is the primary mechanism for identifying and responding to increases before they take effect.
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