GitHub Copilot

Copilot usage report for organizations

Build an organization Copilot usage report: seat assignment, per-user consumption, model mix, and the metrics worth presenting.

Quick answer

Organization Copilot reporting combines seat assignment with consumption. Admins open Organization settings, then Copilot, then usage, and can also pull the same data from the Copilot usage API. Report adoption and consumption separately, because a seat that is assigned but unused is a cost problem, not a usage one.

What the report contains

SectionAnswersCaveat
SeatsWho has accessAssigned is not active
Per-user usageWho consumes creditsLag of up to a day
Model mixWhere premium usage goesDepends on plan
Feature splitChat, agent, completionDefinitions change
PeriodBilling windowNot a calendar month

Build the monthly report

  1. Export seats and usage for the period.
  2. Join on the user identity.
  3. Calculate active seats as users with any usage.
  4. Calculate credits per active seat.
  5. Split the total into premium and default-model usage.
  6. Flag seats with zero usage for review.

Present it honestly

  • Do not rank individuals by credits; rank workflows by output.
  • Show the period dates, not just the month name.
  • Separate a plan change from a behaviour change.
  • State whether credits or premium requests are being counted.
  • Include the cost of unused seats.

For per-developer detail, see Copilot usage per developer.

What the report includes

FieldPresentUse
Seat and planYesCost baseline
Premium requestsYesConsumption trend
CreditsWhere billedSpend
Per-user totalsOrg plansSeat sizing
Prompt contentNoPrivacy by design

An organization report answers who has a seat and how much of the allowance is used. It does not answer which repository consumed it, because Copilot does not attribute usage to projects. That is the gap a local tracker fills per machine.

The team analytics guide covers the organization view.

Questions, answered

Who can see the Copilot usage report?

Organization owners and billing managers with the right role. Regular members see only their own usage.

How current is the report?

Usually within a day. It is not real-time, so a same-day spike may not appear yet.

Does the report include code content?

No. It reports usage metrics and seat data, not source code or prompts.

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