Claude Opus 5 in GitHub Copilot
Anthropic - Powerful
In GitHub Copilot, Claude Opus 5 costs $5 per 1M input tokens and $25 per 1M output tokens, billed as AI credits at $0.01 each. A typical daily-coding request works out to about 6.3 credits (about $0.06) with auto model selection on. Rates verified against GitHub's rate sheet on 2026-09-17.
Token rates
- Input / 1M
- $5.00
- Cached input / 1M
- $0.50
- Output / 1M
- $25.00
- Cost per credit
- $0.01
Cache writes bill at $6.25/1M 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 | 3.2 | 3.6 | $0.03 |
| Daily coding request | 6.3 | 7.0 | $0.06 |
| Agent session step | 21.0 | 23.3 | $0.21 |
At about 6.3 credits per daily-coding request, Claude Opus 5 ranks #21 of 27 current models by cost, about 22.6x the cheapest (GPT-5.6 Luna).
Requests per plan allowance
Daily-coding requests the included monthly credits buy, before any overage.
| Plan | Credits / month | Requests |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot Pro | 1,500 | 236 |
| Copilot Pro+ | 7,000 | 1,103 |
| Copilot Max | 20,000 | 3,152 |
| Copilot Business | 1,900 | 299 |
| Copilot Enterprise | 3,900 | 614 |