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GitHub and GitHub Copilot are now available as managed services through the Science Cloud.
Descriptions of Copilot Options and Capabilities
Pilot Study
From January until March of 2026, the Science Cloud ran a three-month pilot with 77 users across the NASA community, representing software developers (46%), engineers/scientists/researchers (29%), and IT/DevOps engineers (18%). Survey results were strong:
- 73% used Copilot three or more times per week; 27% used it one to two times per week — no pilot users reported not using it
- 73% rated Copilot suggestions as "very good" or "good"
- 86% felt Copilot significantly or moderately improved their productivity
- 92% intend to continue using Copilot as a paid service
- 92% reported Copilot saves them time, with 77% saving three or more hours per week
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Financial Overview
Funding must be approved by your PI and in place before access can be provisioned. We strongly encourage project members to go through their PI and onboard as a group so that we can process requests more efficiently.
Pricing is listed below and includes a ~5% overhead fee to cover CCS and Science Cloud operating costs. GitHub Enterprise without Copilot is also available as a standalone subscription option — please contact us for pricing details.
Option | Configuration | Annual Cost per User |
Option 1 | Copilot Business only | $240 |
Option 2 | Copilot Business + GitHub Enterprise | $505 |
Option 3 | Copilot Enterprise + GitHub Enterprise | $760 |
Option 2 + Sec | Copilot Business + GitHub Enterprise + Code Security + Secret Protection | $1,125 |
Option 3 + Sec | Copilot Enterprise + GitHub Enterprise + Code Security + Secret Protection | $1,380 |
A minimum 1-year subscription is required at this time.
- A minimum one-year subscription is required
- Billing starts April 1 for existing customers; users who do not wish to continue must notify the team to stop their subscription
- Funds must be transferred to ARC, where CCS manages the Science Cloud contracts on Azure; a Resource Analyst (RA) is typically required to move funds between centers; a point of contact at ARC will be provided to help facilitate this
- A financial reporting dashboard is in development; monthly reports will be provided in the interim
- Alerts will be issued when funds drop below three months of coverage
- Organizations will not be allowed to go into arrears; subscriptions will be shut off if funds are exhausted
- Early termination is possible; the team will work with PIs and RAs to de-obligate unused funds where possible
- Subscriptions run on a monthly billing cycle and cannot be paused for partial periods
- Exceeding the monthly quota (300 requests) does not stop the subscription but incurs additional costs that reduce the remaining subscription period
- The break-even point for upgrading from Copilot Business to Copilot Enterprise is 800 premium requests per month
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