Copilot supports US and EU Data Residency [GA] (#60504)

Co-authored-by: Laura Coursen <lecoursen@github.com>
Co-authored-by: Isaac Brown <101839405+isaacmbrown@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: isaacmbrown <isaacmbrown@github.com>

Author: 3 people

content/admin/data-residency/github-copilot-with-data-residency.md

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+---
+title: GitHub Copilot with data residency
+shortTitle: GitHub Copilot
+intro: "Keep AI-powered coding assistance within your designated region, so you can meet compliance requirements while improving developer productivity."
+versions:
+  ghec: '*'
+category:
+  - Get started with GitHub Enterprise
+product: '{% data variables.enterprise.data_residency %}'
+---
+
+If your enterprise uses {% data variables.enterprise.data_residency %}, you can enable a policy to ensure that all inference processing and associated data for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} remain **within your designated geographic region**.
+
+## Supported regions
+
+{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} with data residency is currently available in the following regions:
+
+* United States
+* European Union
+
+{% data variables.product.company_short %} plans to add support for more regions in the near future.
+
+## How restrictions are enforced
+
+When you enforce data residency for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}, {% data variables.product.company_short %} routes all {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} requests to model endpoints within your enterprise's designated region. Your code, prompts, and {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} responses never leave your region during inference processing.
+
+The enforcement happens at multiple levels:
+
+* **Authentication and routing**: Users' authentication tokens only grant access to your region-specific endpoints, ensuring that traffic never leaves the designated geography.
+* **Model availability**: {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} will only surface models that are certified and available in your region. Developers cannot access models hosted outside your region.
+* **Logs and telemetry**: All {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}-related logs and telemetry are stored within region-appropriate, compliant storage.
+
+## Client version requirements
+
+{% data reusables.copilot.model-compliance.client-requirements %}
+
+## Supported {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} features
+
+{% data reusables.copilot.model-compliance.supported-features %}
+
+## Available AI models by region
+
+The models available for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} vary by region. {% data reusables.copilot.model-compliance.models-intro %}
+
+### United States
+
+{% data reusables.copilot.model-compliance.us-models %}
+
+### European Union
+
+* GPT-4o mini
+* GPT-4.1
+* GPT-5 mini
+* GPT-5.1
+* GPT-5.1-Codex
+* GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
+* GPT-5.2
+* GPT-5.4
+* Claude Haiku 4.5
+* Claude Sonnet 4
+* Claude Sonnet 4.5
+* Claude Opus 4.5
+* Claude Sonnet 4.6
+* Claude Opus 4.6
+
+## Pricing changes
+
+{% data reusables.copilot.model-compliance.pricing-changes %}
+
+## Policy controls
+
+To enable this policy, use the **Restrict {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to data residency compliant models** policy in the "Features" section of your enterprise's {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} policies. This policy is disabled by default, and enabling it will affect your pricing for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} requests.
+
+For instructions on finding your policies page, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/how-tos/administer-copilot/manage-for-enterprise/manage-enterprise-policies).

content/admin/data-residency/index.md

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   - /about-storage-of-your-data-with-data-residency
   - /feature-overview-for-github-enterprise-cloud-with-data-residency
   - /getting-started-with-data-residency-for-github-enterprise-cloud
+  - /github-copilot-with-data-residency
   - /network-details-for-ghecom
   - /resolving-issues-with-your-enterprise-on-ghecom
 redirect_from:

content/copilot/concepts/billing/copilot-requests.md

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 {% data reusables.copilot.model-multipliers %}
 
+**For {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}**, requests processed with data residency or FedRAMP enforcement include an additional 10% multiplier. See [AUTOTITLE](/admin/data-residency/github-copilot-with-data-residency#pricing-for-data-resident-copilot).
+
 ## Examples of premium request usage
 
 Premium request usage is based on the model’s multiplier and the feature you’re using. For example:

content/copilot/concepts/billing/organizations-and-enterprises.md

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 * **{% data variables.copilot.copilot_business_short %}** at {% data variables.copilot.cfb_price_per_month %} per user per month (Purchase additional premium requests at {% data variables.copilot.additional_premium_requests %} per request)
 * **{% data variables.copilot.copilot_enterprise_short %}** at {% data variables.copilot.ce_price_per_month %} per user per month ({% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} only, purchase additional premium requests at {% data variables.copilot.additional_premium_requests %} per request)
 
-With {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, an enterprise owner chooses the plan for each organization in the enterprise. For guidance on choosing a plan, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/rolling-out-github-copilot-at-scale/choosing-your-enterprises-plan-for-github-copilot).
+With {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}:
+
+* An enterprise owner chooses the plan for each organization in the enterprise. For guidance on choosing a plan, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/rolling-out-github-copilot-at-scale/choosing-your-enterprises-plan-for-github-copilot).
+
+* Data-resident and FedRAMP-compliant {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} requests include a 10% model multiplier increase. See [AUTOTITLE](/admin/data-residency/github-copilot-with-data-residency#pricing-for-data-resident-copilot).
 
 ## Premium requests
 

content/copilot/concepts/fedramp-models.md

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+---
+title: FedRAMP-compliant models for GitHub Copilot
+shortTitle: FedRAMP models
+intro: "Restrict users to models with FedRAMP Moderate certification."
+versions:
+  feature: copilot
+product: '{% data variables.enterprise.data_residency %}'
+contentType: concepts
+---
+
+If your enterprise uses {% data variables.enterprise.data_residency %} in the US, you can enable a policy to ensure that users on your {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} plan can only use models with **FedRAMP Moderate** certification.
+
+## Available models
+
+{% data reusables.copilot.model-compliance.models-intro %}
+
+Enabling the FedRAMP policy restricts users to the following models:
+
+{% data reusables.copilot.model-compliance.us-models %}
+
+## Client version requirements
+
+{% data reusables.copilot.model-compliance.client-requirements %}
+
+## Supported {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} features
+
+{% data reusables.copilot.model-compliance.supported-features %}
+
+## Pricing changes
+
+{% data reusables.copilot.model-compliance.pricing-changes %}
+
+## Policy controls
+
+To enable this policy, use the **Restrict {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to FedRAMP models** policy in the "Features" section of your enterprise's {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} policies. This policy is disabled by default, and enabling it will affect your pricing for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} requests.
+
+For instructions on finding your policies page, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/how-tos/administer-copilot/manage-for-enterprise/manage-enterprise-policies).

content/copilot/concepts/index.md

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   - /about-enterprise-accounts-for-copilot-business
   - /policies
   - /mcp-management
+  - /fedramp-models
   - /network-settings
   - /fallback-and-lts-models
 contentType: concepts

content/copilot/get-started/what-is-github-copilot.md

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 * Generate descriptions of changes in a pull request.
 * Research, plan, make code changes, and create pull requests for you to review. Available in {% data variables.copilot.copilot_pro_plus_short %}, {% data variables.copilot.copilot_business_short %}, and {% data variables.copilot.copilot_enterprise_short %} only.
 
+{% ifversion ghec %}
+
+**For enterprises and organizations with data residency requirements:** If you use {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} can enforce geographic data residency. See [AUTOTITLE](/admin/data-residency/github-copilot-with-data-residency).
+
+{% endif %}
+
 Use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} in the following places:
 
 * Your IDE

data/reusables/copilot/model-compliance/client-requirements.md

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+To use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} with model enforcement, developers must use compatible client versions. Generally, any {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} extension or CLI version released in 2025 or later includes the necessary policy enforcement capabilities.
+
+If a user attempts to use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} with an older, incompatible client, they will be prompted to update their extension or CLI to continue.

data/reusables/copilot/model-compliance/models-intro.md

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+Users will be able to see available models for your region in the model selector in their {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} interface.
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> Model availability changes over time. New models released on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} may take additional time to become available as providers deploy regional infrastructure and obtain necessary certifications.

data/reusables/copilot/model-compliance/pricing-changes.md

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+{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} requests processed with this enforcement in place include a 10% model multiplier increase. This reflects the additional infrastructure costs that model providers charge for regional and compliance-certified endpoints.
+
+For example, if a model normally counts as 1 premium request, the same model processed with this enforcement enabled counts as 1.1 premium requests. This pricing applies to all compliant model requests across all providers.
+
+See [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/concepts/billing/copilot-requests#model-multipliers).