GitHub Copilot Business vs Claude Code for teams

Choose GitHub Copilot Business if your code and identity already live on GitHub and you want one seat for models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others. Its monthly credits are pooled, with budgets per user and cost center. Choose Claude Code on a Claude Team or Enterprise seat if your developers want Anthropic's agent with Claude models. Team limits each member per 5 hours and per week; Enterprise bills usage at API rates.

Copilot Business is $19 per seat a month with 1,900 AI credits per user, pooled across the organization. A Claude Team Standard seat is $20 a month billed annually, and Claude Code is included.

Last updated 9 November 2026. Facts about GitHub Copilot Business and Claude Code come only from their own public pages, listed under Sources.

GitHub Copilot Business and Claude Code side by side

GitHub Copilot Business compared with Claude Code
GitHub Copilot BusinessClaude Code
Seat priceBusiness $19 per seat a month; Enterprise $39Team Standard $20 a month billed annually ($25 monthly), Premium $100 ($125); Enterprise $20 per seat billed annually plus usage at API rates, 20-seat minimum
Included usage1,900 AI credits per user a month on Business (3,900 on Enterprise), pooled across the organizationA 5-hour session limit and a weekly limit per member on Team, not pooled; Premium seats get 5 times Standard usage
Beyond the limit$0.01 per AI credit when paid usage is allowed (on by default); otherwise blocked until the 1st of the monthPrepaid usage credits on Team; usage billed at API rates on Enterprise
Admin controlsCopilot policies per enterprise and organization; admins enable or disable each modelRole-based permissions on Team; Enterprise admins can disable models, including for Claude Code
BudgetsBudgets per user, cost center, organization and enterprise, with an optional hard stopSpend limits for the organization and for each member
Single sign-onSAML SSO requires GitHub Enterprise CloudSSO on Team; SCIM on Enterprise
RetentionPrompts and outputs from the IDE, Copilot App and CLI not retained by default; other access retained for the life of the account30 days standard for Claude Code; zero data retention for qualified Enterprise accounts through the account team
TrainingNo training on Business or Enterprise dataNo training on Claude Code prompts or code under commercial terms
EU data optionsEU residency on GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency, through a policy that is off by default; enforced requests use 10% more AI creditsNot stated for Team or Enterprise
Audit logsEnterprise audit log of plan, policy and license changes and agent activity, kept 180 days; prompts not includedAudit logs and the Compliance API on Enterprise; not on Team
Model choiceModels from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, Microsoft and MoonshotAnthropic's Claude models
From each vendor's own pages, checked 9 November 2026. "Not stated" means we found no public statement.

Where they differ most

How usage is limited

Copilot pools AI credits across the organization and lets admins cap spend per user or cost center. On Claude Team, limits are per member with a 5-hour session and a weekly limit; Enterprise bills usage at API rates.

Records

GitHub keeps Copilot audit events for 180 days and they exclude prompts. Anthropic lists audit logs and the Compliance API on Enterprise only, and keeps Claude Code data for 30 days as standard.

Europe

GitHub offers EU residency for Copilot on GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency, with fewer models in some regions. Anthropic's Team and Enterprise pages we checked state no EU option.

Choose GitHub Copilot Business or Claude Code

Choose GitHub Copilot Business if

  • Your repositories, reviews and identity already run on GitHub Enterprise Cloud.
  • You want several model vendors under one seat and one contract.
  • A pooled credit allowance with budgets per user and cost center fits how finance plans spend.

Choose Claude Code if

  • Your developers prefer Claude models and Anthropic's own agent.
  • You want Claude chat and Claude Code under the same seat.
  • Usage at API rates on Enterprise suits your heaviest users better than a fixed allowance.

A third option for companies

If you want Claude Code for the whole team without seat limits, Standard Compute is a third option. Point Claude Code at Standard Compute and your team stops hitting 5-hour and weekly caps: agents run until the monthly budget is used.

Cost per step

Each step goes to the cheapest model that can do it and the cheapest provider fast enough to serve it.

Models

Claude, GPT and Gemini alongside open models such as GLM, DeepSeek, MiniMax and Kimi, through one API.

Processing in Europe

A Europe rule per company, team or key: every request, including retries and fallbacks, is served only by approved European inference endpoints, or refused before your prompt is sent.

Zero data retention

Required per company, team or key, and Standard Compute never trains on your prompts or outputs.

Single sign-on

Microsoft Entra ID or any SAML provider, and Claude Desktop and Claude Code sign-in with a Microsoft work account.

Budgets

A fixed monthly budget per person and app that never overruns, and spending caps per key and for the whole company.

Allow-lists

Approved providers per company, team or key, and approved models per key. Fallbacks never route around them.

Audit log

Admin changes with before and after values, and a 12-month export of every request's model, provider and region rule.

Sign our Data Processing Agreement in the dashboard, and see every sub-processor with its purpose and location.

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Questions

How much does GitHub Copilot Business cost?

GitHub lists Copilot Business at $19 per granted seat a month, with 1,900 AI credits per user pooled across the organization. Extra usage costs $0.01 per AI credit when the organization allows paid usage.

Is Claude Code included in Claude Team?

Yes. Anthropic includes Claude Code in Team and Enterprise seats. A Team Standard seat is $20 a month billed annually, or $25 billed monthly.

Does GitHub Copilot Business keep or train on our code?

GitHub says prompts and outputs from the IDE, Copilot App and Copilot CLI are not retained by default for Business and Enterprise, and that it does not use Business or Enterprise data to train AI models.

Can Copilot or Claude Code keep data in the EU?

GitHub offers EU data residency for Copilot on GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency, through a policy that is off by default. Anthropic's Team and Enterprise pages we checked do not state an EU option.

Can our team use Claude Code without 5-hour limits?

Through Standard Compute, Claude Code runs with no 5-hour or weekly windows on a fixed monthly budget per person, and employees can sign in with their Microsoft work account through the EU gateway.

Sources (checked 9 November 2026)

  1. GitHub Copilot plansdocs.github.com
  2. Copilot usage-based billing for organizations and enterprisesdocs.github.com
  3. GitHub Copilot with data residencydocs.github.com
  4. Reviewing audit logs for GitHub Copilotdocs.github.com
  5. GitHub SAML single sign-on for organizationsdocs.github.com
  6. Copilot supported modelsdocs.github.com
  7. GitHub Copilot Trust Center FAQcopilot.github.trust.page
  8. Claude pricingclaude.com
  9. What is the Team plan?support.claude.com
  10. Claude Code data usagecode.claude.com
  11. Manage model access for your organizationsupport.claude.com