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| | title: GitHub Copilot seat assignment |
| | shortTitle: Seat assignment |
| | intro: 'Learn how seat assignment for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} works in organizations and enterprises, including billing, user eligibility, and assignment management.' |
| | versions: |
| | feature: copilot |
| | topics: |
| | - Copilot |
| | category: |
| | - Learn about Copilot |
| | contentType: reference |
| | --- |
| | |
| | This article explains how seat assignment for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} works in organizations and enterprises. |
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| | ## What is a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} seat? |
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| | A **{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} seat** is a license to use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}, assigned to a unique user account through a {% data variables.copilot.copilot_business_short %} or a {% data variables.copilot.copilot_enterprise_short %} plan. |
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| | Users must be assigned a seat to access {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} features under an organization or enterprise plan |
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| | ## Seat assignment management |
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| | * **Who assigns seats:** Organization owners. Seats are assigned to specific user accounts. See [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/how-tos/administer/organizations/managing-access-to-github-copilot-in-your-organization/granting-access-to-copilot-for-members-of-your-organization). |
| | * **Where:** Seat assignment can be managed in the {% data variables.product.github %} organization settings or via the REST API. |
| | * **If all assigned seats are removed, the organization's {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} plan is canceled.** |
| | * **If a user with an active {% data variables.copilot.copilot_pro_short %} or {% data variables.copilot.copilot_pro_plus_short %} plan is assigned a seat in a {% data variables.copilot.copilot_business_short %} or {% data variables.copilot.copilot_enterprise_short %} plan**, their personal plan is automatically canceled, and a prorated refund for any remaining portion of their personal billing cycle is issued. The user will now use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} under the organization's policies. |
| | * **If a single user receives a seat from multiple organizations within the same enterprise**, the enterprise is only billed once per billing cycle for that unique user. One organization that assigned {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to the user is chosen at random each month to be billed for the seat. |
| | * **If a user is assigned both a {% data variables.copilot.copilot_business_short %} and a {% data variables.copilot.copilot_enterprise_short %} seat from different organizations within the same enterprise**, only the {% data variables.copilot.copilot_enterprise_short %} seat is billed. The charge is at the {% data variables.copilot.copilot_enterprise_short %} rate from the time the {% data variables.copilot.copilot_enterprise_short %} seat is assigned. The user will have access to the all the features and capabilities available under the {% data variables.copilot.copilot_enterprise_short %} plan. |
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