Transfer my Copilot subscription to my new organization

[d10041831-tech]

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I’ve been paying for copilot on my personal account for months. I just started a small dev agency and created a gitHub org. I want the org to pay for my subscription now, but it won't let me transfer it. Do I have to cancel my personal one first and will I lose my settings or access while I switch?

[JulianCeleita]

GitHub doesn't have a transfer button for subscriptions because Copilot Individual and Copilot Business/Org are actually different products.

Here is the cleanest way to switch without losing access or paying twice:

Set up the Org side first: Go to your Organization settings > Billing > Plans and enable Copilot. Assign a seat to yourself.
Cancel the personal one: Go to your Personal settings > Billing > Plans and cancel the Copilot Individual subscription.
The "Double Charge" fix: GitHub usually pro-rates the remaining time on your personal sub or offers a refund if you just renewed. If you see two charges on your statement, just open a billing ticket and they’ll fix the overlap manually.
https://support.github.com/contact/billing&authuser=1

Don't worry about your settings: Copilot’s learning is tied to your GitHub ID, not the billing entity. As long as your username stays the same, your IDE experience won't change at all.

[queenofcorgis]

Hey there! 👋

Welcome to the GitHub Community, @d10041831-tech ! We're happy you're here. You are more likely to get a useful response if you are posting in the applicable category. The Accessibility category is a place for our community to discuss and provide feedback on the digital accessibility of GitHub products. Digital accessibility means that GitHub tools, and technologies, are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them.

I've gone ahead and moved this to the correct category for you, Copilot Conversations. Good luck!