Is there a way to have multiple copilot subscription under one account?

[renielsalvador]

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Hi.

Previously I had a personal copilot subscription that I can fully manage. but after my company provided me a subscription to their copilot I can no longer see my copilot and am no longer able to use them on my projects.

Is there a way to have multiple copilots (personal or provided by organization) and be able to switch them on the go?

[yshavit]

per https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/56234:

There can only be one copilot licence active per github account. If your employer takes out a Copilot for Business subscription and assigns you a Copilot seat from their account it will refund your CfI subscription.

[EmaSMach]

I have the same question.
When working on my personal projects, i want to use my personal subscription.
When working for the company I work for, i want to use the "organization subscription" from the company.

Right now, every time I work on my personal projects, I cannot find a way to use the requests from my personal subscription, and i dont feel ok using the "organization subscription" for my personal projects. It consumes the available premium requests, but not from my personal subscription :-|

[hades200082]

This is a completely stupid policy from github.

They've recommended for years that people have just one github account for work and personal across all orgs they work with. And now they've built a tool that can't tell the difference between work and personal.

Why can't they just add a dropdown to the copilot chat box to select which license to use. You could have it auto-select based on the repo's organisation too.

A completely avoidable/solvable problem that shouldn't exist.

[xabierlameiro]

It’s a big problem; multiple user accounts for one person is not a good solution.

[Praisingh-Codes]

1. Use Two Different Accounts (Most Common)
Use:

• A work/organization account for company Copilot
• A personal Microsoft/GitHub account for your own paid Copilot

Then you switch accounts depending on where you're working.
This is the recommended and officially supported method.

2. Convert Your Personal Subscription to a Different Identity
If your personal subscription was tied to an email that is now org-managed, you can:

• move your personal Copilot subscription to a different email
• remove the organization’s ownership of your personal identity (if allowed)
  This depends on:
• your company policies
• whether your email is now a "managed domain" in Azure AD

If your personal email became managed by the company, Microsoft will not allow two separate entitlements on that identity.

3. Use GitHub Copilot Independently (If Your Issue Is GitHub Copilot)
If you mean GitHub Copilot, then:

• A GitHub account can have only one Copilot subscription active
• But you can log into VS Code with multiple GitHub accounts
• If your employer enrolled your GitHub username into their org, your personal plan gets disabled
  Fix:
• Create a separate personal GitHub account and use VS Code account switcher to toggle.

What You Cannot Do

• You cannot merge subscriptions.
• You cannot simultaneously “select” one Copilot license over another in the same identity.
• Microsoft does not currently support a “Copilot profile switcher.”

[xabierlameiro]

Praisingh-Codes

I disagree. Managing two GitHub accounts for one person is a bad solution.
GitHub has recommended for years to use a single account for both work and personal use, and now Copilot breaks that model.

This is a product limitation, not a user problem. The correct solution is license selection per context (repo/org) or a simple license switcher, not forcing people to split identities.

Many companies explicitly forbid multiple accounts, and this also breaks auditability and contribution history.

[hades200082]

This is a completely stupid policy from github.

They've recommended for years that people have just one github account for work and personal across all orgs they work with. And now they've built a tool that can't tell the difference between work and personal.

Why can't they just add a dropdown to the copilot chat box to select which license to use. You could have it auto-select based on the repo's organisation too.

A completely avoidable/solvable problem that shouldn't exist.

[lucasfranciscoberastain]

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[mondayCoding]

I had to resurrect dead account due to this, there should be easy way to switch between copilot provider

[AbhishekKTech]

Hey! @renielsalvador The quick answer is no, you can't have both on the same GitHub account.

This is because the GitHub system only supports one active Copilot subscription per account. When your company gives you a subscription, it automatically cancels your personal subscription.

The only solution is to have two different GitHub accounts—one for your company and one for your personal projects.

The best part is that if you decide to do this, you can now use multiple GitHub accounts simultaneously using your editor software such as VS Code or Visual Studio. All you have to do is click on your profile picture in the bottom left corner of your editor to easily switch between your active accounts (and your Copilot subscription) on the fly.

[hades200082]

Hey! @renielsalvador The quick answer is no, you can't have both on the same GitHub account.

This is because the GitHub system only supports one active Copilot subscription per account. When your company gives you a subscription, it automatically cancels your personal subscription.

The only solution is to have two different GitHub accounts—one for your company and one for your personal projects.

The best part is that if you decide to do this, you can now use multiple GitHub accounts simultaneously using your editor software such as VS Code or Visual Studio. All you have to do is click on your profile picture in the bottom left corner of your editor to easily switch between your active accounts (and your Copilot subscription) on the fly.

People here keep repeating this. You're missing the point.

This thread is not asking if it's possible now.

It's a suggestion and feedback to GitHub to change it.

The people posting in support of this capability are validating the threads existence and helping to show GitHub how stupid the current policy is.

[NicolaiOksen]

What then happens if 2 companies assign me a Copilot License?

[oathanrex]

As far as I know, GitHub currently allows only one Copilot license per GitHub account. If an organization assigns you a Copilot seat (Business/Enterprise), it overrides the personal Copilot subscription tied to that same account, which is why your personal Copilot no longer appears.

At the moment there’s no built-in way to switch between multiple Copilot subscriptions on a single account.

The common workaround is to use separate GitHub accounts — one for personal projects with your personal Copilot subscription and another for work where the organization provides the Copilot seat. Then you just switch accounts in your IDE depending on the project you’re working on.

[hades200082]

People here keep repeating this. You're missing the point.

It's a stupid policy, not a technical problem.

It's a suggestion and feedback to GitHub to change it.

The people posting in support of this capability are validating the threads existence and helping to show GitHub how stupid the current policy is. This isn't the only thread on this topic either.

[jsnape]

I'm a consultant, I work on company projects and, currently, at least two other client projects. This solution does not scale.

[pboushy]

I submitted https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/189161 to make a super clear post asking for this feature to be added cause the existing posts I found all appear to be questions.
Please upvote if you want the feature.

[hades200082]

Same here: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/188809

[willianrod]

+1

[Gecko51]

Current state: one Copilot license per GitHub account, org-assigned seat takes precedence over your personal subscription. That's the limitation today.

The two-account workaround does actually work better now than it used to. VS Code supports multiple GitHub accounts simultaneously, and you can assign different accounts per workspace or folder. So in practice:

• Sign into both accounts in VS Code (Settings > Accounts)
• Personal workspace folder: VS Code uses your personal GitHub account + personal Copilot
• Work repos: VS Code uses your work account + org Copilot

This isn't a great solution for consultants working across multiple client orgs (as @jsnape noted), but for the personal/work split it does function.

For the actual fix (license switcher or per-context subscription selection), there are two dedicated feature request threads worth upvoting:

• https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/189161
• https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/188809

The more signal those get, the more likely GitHub prioritizes it.

[TalVilozny]

There's no built-in switcher or dropdown, this is a known product gap that many users have been asking GitHub to address.
Your practical options right now:

Use VS Code profiles — Create two separate profiles in VS Code, each signed into a different GitHub account (one personal, one work). You can switch between profiles per project. This is the most seamless workaround, though it requires maintaining two GitHub accounts.
Ask your org admin to remove your business seat — Your personal plan would then become active again. GitHub Obviously only works if your company is okay with this.
Use your org's Copilot for everything — Many people just do this, though it means personal project usage may be logged/tracked by the org.
Contact GitHub Support — They can check how your account is being recognized and confirm if there's a workaround for your specific setup.