Starting June 1, 2026, GitHub Copilot Code Review will begin consuming GitHub Actions minutes for automatic code reviews in private repositories. This change is due to Copilot Code Review’s transition to an agent-based architecture, which runs its own workflows on GitHub runners to analyze pull request context.

The update affects all paid subscriptions, including Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise, resulting in dual billing: AI usage credits for the model’s operation and GitHub Actions minutes for computation time, with overages billed at standard CI/CD rates. Public repositories remain free of charge.

Source: GitHub Blog