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GitHub Copilot adds opt-in industry comparisons

Enterprises can compare agent adoption with peers; participation is off by default and small cohorts may have no ranking.

GitHub announced the feature on October 22, 2026 as available, without an exact activation time. It appears in the web Copilot impact dashboard, not the API, NDJSON or downloads.

Owners of eligible enterprises and independent organizations can opt in with usage metrics enabled. Enterprises used only to assign Copilot Business licenses cannot participate. Joining contributes aggregated metrics; opting out hides comparisons immediately but excludes data at the next daily update.

Standard Business/Enterprise pricing is US$19/39 per granted seat monthly, not an additional comparison fee. No new charge or Traditional Chinese interface support was announced. Comparisons do not establish revenue or productivity gains. Not tested here.

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/administer-copilot/view-impact-dashboard
https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/get-started/plans
https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/other-site-policies/github-and-trade-controls

Usage conditions

Hong Kong
Hong Kong is not named in the reviewed Copilot embargo list, but feature-specific regional availability is unconfirmed. Account eligibility, policies and peer-sample limits apply.
Macau
Macau is not named in the reviewed Copilot embargo list, but feature-specific regional availability is unconfirmed. Account eligibility, policies and peer-sample limits apply.
Taiwan
Taiwan is not named in the reviewed Copilot embargo list, but feature-specific regional availability is unconfirmed. Account eligibility, policies and peer-sample limits apply.

Official source: GitHub Changelog: Industry comparisons in the Copilot impact dashboard

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