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# GitHub Code Quality license estimate in public preview

**[GitHub Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

GitHub is introducing a license cost estimate for Code Quality in public preview, allowing enterprise admins to see the number of active committers using Code Quality across their organization before it becomes a paid product on July 20, 2026. The estimate is visible on the Billing and licensing page and shows consumed licenses and estimated monthly payment at $10 per active committer per month. Note that the estimate covers only per-committer costs and excludes GitHub Actions minutes for CodeQL analysis or usage-based charges for AI features like Copilot Autofix. Code Quality is available on GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Team but not on GitHub Enterprise Server.

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