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GitLab Duo cost: what you actually pay
Duo Core is 'free' only after you're already paying for Premium or Ultimate, and GitLab has stopped publishing exact prices for the legacy Duo Pro/Enterprise seat add-ons in favor of a new $1-per-credit 'GitLab Credits' meter layered on top.
Public pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premium (prerequisite base plan) | $29 / user/moBilled annually; required base tier to unlock Duo Core | annual | Unlocks Duo Core; includes $12/user/mo in GitLab Credits (stated as limited-time) |
| Ultimate (prerequisite base plan) | CustomContact sales; required base tier to unlock Duo Enterprise | custom | Unlocks Duo Core; includes $24/user/mo in GitLab Credits (stated as limited-time) |
| Duo Core | Free | monthly | Code Suggestions, Duo Agentic Chat - auto-bundled into Premium/Ultimate (GitLab 18.0+); some usage still draws on GitLab Credits |
| Duo Pro | $19 / user/mo2024 announced rate; GitLab's current pricing page no longer states an exact figure - confirm via Customers Portal/sales | custom | Seat-based add-on: code generation, test generation, refactoring |
| Duo Enterprise | $39 / user/mo2024 announced rate (Ultimate only); current published pricing not confirmed - confirm via sales | custom | Seat-based add-on: root cause analysis, vulnerability resolution |
| Duo Agent Platform (credits) | $1 / credit | usage | Agentic Chat, AI Catalog, specialized agents/flows, pooled org-wide; Claude Sonnet 4 = 2 requests/credit, GPT-5-mini or Claude 3 Haiku = 20 requests/credit |
GitLab Duo requires a paid Premium or Ultimate base subscription - there is no Duo access on the Free tier. In 2024 GitLab published fixed seat-based pricing for Duo Pro ($19/user/mo) and Duo Enterprise ($39/user/mo); the current (2026) official pricing page no longer restates those figures and GitLab's own docs describe current Duo Pro/Enterprise pricing as not publicly disclosed, instead emphasizing the new 'GitLab Duo Agent Platform' billed via pooled 'GitLab Credits' at $1/credit, with Premium and Ultimate customers getting $12 and $24/user/month in credits respectively as a stated limited-time inclusion. Credit consumption per request varies sharply by model choice.
Approximate — verify before relying on it. Last updated: 2026-07-22. Sourced from GitLab Pricing ↗, GitLab Duo add-ons (docs) ↗.
Where the real GitLab Duo cost hides
The sticker is the smallest part of the story. For GitLab Duo, these are the line items that quietly inflate the bill:
- Duo is gated behind Premium ($29/user/mo) or custom-priced Ultimate - the 'free' Duo Core feature set is really bundled inside a required base-tier upgrade.
- GitLab Credits are explicitly a 'limited time' inclusion for Premium/Ultimate - the $12-$24/user/month allowance can be reduced or withdrawn, turning a bundled perk into a new metered cost.
- Credit consumption per request varies about 10x by model (2 requests/credit on Claude Sonnet 4 vs. 20 requests/credit on GPT-5-mini/Claude 3 Haiku), so a default model change burns the pool much faster.
- Legacy Duo Pro/Enterprise seat add-ons (historically $19 and $39/user/month) still exist per GitLab's own docs, but current pricing isn't publicly listed, so renewals can lock in stale, unverified per-seat rates.
What an audit finds on GitLab Duo
Auditors frequently find Duo Pro/Enterprise seats purchased for an entire engineering org when GitLab Credit usage data shows only a fraction of those seats ever triggered an agentic request, on top of Premium/Ultimate upgrades bought specifically 'to get Duo' that under-use both the base tier and the credit allowance.
GitLab Duo pricing FAQ
How much does GitLab Duo cost?
Duo Core is bundled free into Premium ($29/user/month) or Ultimate (custom); Duo Pro/Enterprise seat add-ons were historically $19 and $39/user/month; agentic features also now draw on GitLab Credits at $1 each.
Does GitLab Duo bill idle seats?
The Premium/Ultimate base subscription and any Duo Pro/Enterprise add-on are flat per-seat charges regardless of usage - only the Agent Platform credits are consumption-based.
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