5.3. Copilot for Individuals, Business, and Enterprise
Like GitHub accounts themselves, Copilot scales through tiers — and the exam tests which tier unlocks which kind of control.
💡 First Principle: Copilot's three tiers add administrative and policy control as you move from an individual subscriber to a whole company, not just more AI capability. Copilot Individual is a personal subscription with no organizational management. Copilot Business adds organization-wide seat management and policy control — an admin decides who gets access. Copilot Enterprise adds the deepest customization, including features tuned to an organization's own codebase and knowledge, on top of everything Business includes.
| Individual | Business | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscriber | One person | An organization | A whole enterprise |
| Admin-managed seats? | No | Yes | Yes |
| Org-wide policy control? | No | Yes | Yes, plus deeper customization |
| Codebase-aware customization? | No | Limited | Most extensive |
⚠️ Exam Trap: Only Business and Enterprise tiers give an organization admin control over who has Copilot access and how it's governed — Individual is a personal subscription with no org-level policy layer at all.
Reflection Question: A company wants IT to control which employees get Copilot access and enforce a company-wide usage policy. Which tier is the minimum that supports that requirement?
