--- title: Copilot impact dashboard adds a return on investment section description: The GitHub Copilot impact dashboard has a new 'Potential return on investment' section that compares spend and pull request output across developer adoption... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/copilot-impact-dashboard-adds-a-return-on-investment-section-bt0czzmqe twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Copilot impact dashboard adds a return on investment section | daily.dev og:description: The GitHub Copilot impact dashboard has a new 'Potential return on investment' section that compares spend and pull request output across developer adoption... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/copilot-impact-dashboard-adds-a-return-on-investment-section-bt0czzmqe og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Bt0CzzMqe.png og:image:alt: Copilot impact dashboard adds a return on investment section og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Copilot impact dashboard adds a return on investment section **[GitHub Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The GitHub Copilot impact dashboard has a new 'Potential return on investment' section that compares spend and pull request output across developer adoption phases. Two cards break down cost per developer per month, cost as a percentage of payroll, and pull requests per month — segmented between chat/completions users (Passive/Phase 1) and agent-first developers (Phase 2/Phase 3). A salary selector lets admins model ROI against their own compensation assumptions. Also fixed: cohort user counts now reflect all users active across the full 28-day window rather than just the final day, which will noticeably increase reported counts. The feature is available to enterprise owners, billing managers, and organization owners with the View Copilot Metrics permission enabled. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What does the new return on investment section in the GitHub Copilot impact dashboard show? It shows two comparison cards, one for passive/Phase 1 users and one for agent-first Phase 2/3 developers, each displaying cost per developer per month, that cost as a percentage of payroll, and average pull requests per developer per month. A salary selector lets administrators pick a compensation band so cost-derived metrics recalculate instantly for modeling purposes. _daily.dev helps engineering leaders track how Copilot ROI reporting evolves as adoption metrics change._ ### How did GitHub change how Copilot adoption cohort user counts are calculated? Cohort user counts in the impact dashboard now reflect every user active during the full 28-day reporting window rather than only users active on the window's final day, so reports ending on a weekend or holiday no longer show artificially low counts. This means cohort counts should appear noticeably higher going forward, though the usage metrics API and NDJSON exports remain unchanged. _Track dashboard metric definition changes like this on daily.dev before they skew your Copilot adoption reporting._ ### Who can access the Copilot impact dashboard's return on investment section? It is available at both the enterprise and organization level to enterprise owners, billing managers, organization owners, and anyone with a custom role granting the View Copilot Metrics permission, provided the Copilot usage metrics policy is enabled. Cost figures are estimates from AI credit consumption and should be treated as directional, not exact payroll data. _daily.dev keeps admins current on permission and rollout details for tools like Copilot's impact dashboard._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Copilot impact dashboard now shows feature engagement](https://daily.dev/posts/copilot-impact-dashboard-now-shows-feature-engagement-gx4n72a95) · GitHub Changelog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Copilot usage metrics dashboard and API in public preview](https://daily.dev/posts/copilot-usage-metrics-dashboard-and-api-in-public-preview-knh1ilq73) · GitHub Changelog · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [GitHub adds new Copilot features as usage-based billing takes effect](https://daily.dev/posts/github-adds-new-copilot-features-as-usage-based-billing-takes-effect-khyqnwsy7) · InfoWorld · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Copilot metrics is now generally available](https://daily.dev/posts/copilot-metrics-is-now-generally-available-eghwt9w1m) · GitHub Changelog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [GitHub Copilot Is changing how it bills you](https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot-is-changing-how-it-bills-you-6znuyxy2w) · The Art of Simplicity · 113 upvotes · 9 comments --- Tags: [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity), [#ai-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-coding) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/copilot-impact-dashboard-adds-a-return-on-investment-section-bt0czzmqe) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Copilot impact dashboard adds a return on investment section","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/copilot-impact-dashboard-adds-a-return-on-investment-section-bt0czzmqe","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/copilot-impact-dashboard-adds-a-return-on-investment-section-bt0czzmqe"},"datePublished":"2026-08-07T22:42:31.158Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T20:20:26.554Z","description":"The GitHub Copilot impact dashboard has a new 'Potential return on investment' section that compares spend and pull request output across developer adoption...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b1fa02fef0c53524d4c19e8bfd2813a0?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b1fa02fef0c53524d4c19e8bfd2813a0?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"GitHub Changelog","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"GitHub Changelog","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/15004b7835da4d89b02b115871f0f6dc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/copilot-impact-dashboard-adds-a-return-on-investment-section-bt0czzmqe","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"github,productivity,ai-coding","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"GitHub Changelog","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Copilot impact dashboard adds a return on investment section"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/copilot-impact-dashboard-adds-a-return-on-investment-section-bt0czzmqe#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What does the new return on investment section in the GitHub Copilot impact dashboard show?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"It shows two comparison cards, one for passive/Phase 1 users and one for agent-first Phase 2/3 developers, each displaying cost per developer per month, that cost as a percentage of payroll, and average pull requests per developer per month. 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