Claude Opus 5.5 in GitHub Copilot
Anthropic - Powerful
In GitHub Copilot, Claude Opus 5.5 costs $4 per 1M input tokens and $20 per 1M output tokens, billed as AI credits at $0.01 each. A typical daily-coding request works out to about 5 credits (about $0.05) with auto model selection on. Rates verified against GitHub's rate sheet on 2026-09-28.
Token rates
- Input / 1M
- $4.00
- Cached input / 1M
- $0.20
- Output / 1M
- $20.00
- Cost per credit
- $0.01
Cache writes bill at $5.00/1M tokens (Anthropic models).
Credits per request
Defined workload baskets, not measured tasks, with auto model selection on.
| Workload | Credits (auto on) | Credits (auto off) | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat turn | 2.6 | 2.8 | $0.03 |
| Daily coding request | 5.0 | 5.5 | $0.05 |
| Agent session step | 16.3 | 18.1 | $0.16 |
At about 5.0 credits per daily-coding request, Claude Opus 5.5 ranks #23 of 31 current models by cost, about 39.1x the cheapest (GPT-6 Luna).
Requests per plan allowance
Daily-coding requests the included monthly credits buy, before any overage.
| Plan | Credits / month | Requests |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot Pro | 1,500 | 301 |
| Copilot Pro+ | 7,000 | 1,409 |
| Copilot Max | 20,000 | 4,025 |
| Copilot Business | 1,900 | 382 |
| Copilot Enterprise | 3,900 | 785 |