GitHub Spark billing

Learn how GitHub Spark is billed for users.

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GitHub Spark allows users to build applications using natural-language prompts, then share the apps with teammates or deploy them to production.

Note

GitHub Spark is in public preview with data protection and subject to change.

Billing for Spark app creation

Each prompt to Spark consumes AI credits based on token usage and the model used. Spark usage is attributed to a dedicated Spark SKU, which allows you to track and set budgets specifically for Spark separately from other Copilot features. See Usage-based billing for organizations and enterprises.

Managing Spark costs

You now have more granular options for managing Spark costs:

Budget options

  • Bundled budget: Combine Spark AI credits with other Copilot costs in a single budget for simplified management.
  • Individual product budget: Set a dedicated budget specifically for Spark for granular cost control.

For detailed information about setting up budgets, see Setting up budgets to control spending on metered products.

Analytics and monitoring

With the dedicated SKU, you can:

  • Track Spark AI credits consumption separately from other Copilot features in billing analytics
  • Set up alerts when Spark usage approaches budget limits
  • Generate reports specifically for Spark usage

Billing and limits for Spark app deployment

You can publish apps created with Spark to a deployment environment.

Deployed apps do not currently incur any charges. However, GitHub currently limits usage of deployed sparks based on criteria including number of HTTP requests, data transfer, and storage.

  • Limits apply to the billable owner, meaning if you own 10 deployed sparks, all 10 will count towards the limits.
  • When any limit is reached, the spark is unpublished for the rest of the billing period.

In the future, a new billing system will allow sparks to continue being deployed once a limit is reached, with additional usage charged to the spark's billable owner. GitHub will publish the limits once they are confirmed following a testing period. This article will be updated when more details are available.

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