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Two platforms.
Same questions.
GitHub Copilot
DEVELOPER / CODING
PROMPT
GitHub does not claim ownership over code inputs. Code submitted to Copilot remains the user's property.
OUTPUT
GitHub does not assert ownership over code suggestions. Users are responsible for determining the IP status of generated code.
TRAINING
GitHub Privacy Statement confirms: 'Product Development and Improvement: We use Personal Data to develop and improve our products, services, and technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. This includes improving features, developing new offerings, enhancing safety and security capabilities, and training models. We apply appropriate technical safeguards, including aggregation and de-identification techniques where feasible.' Affiliates including Microsoft may also receive data for 'product development and improvement (including training and improving artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies).' Individual tier: code snippets and telemetry may be used for training (opt-out in IDE settings). Business/Enterprise: training on user code is off by default, no data retention beyond session.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use is the primary intended use case, particularly for Copilot for Business and Enterprise plans.
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Leonardo.AI
IMAGE / VIDEO / AUDIO GENERATION
PROMPT
Users retain ownership of prompts. Leonardo's ToS grants Leonardo a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, and display user prompts and generated images.
OUTPUT
Users own outputs generated on paid plans. Free plan outputs are licensed under Creative Commons and restricted for commercial use.
TRAINING
Leonardo may use community-generated images and prompts to train and fine-tune its AI models, particularly images shared to the community feed.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use requires a paid subscription. Paid plan outputs can be used commercially subject to content policy restrictions.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
GitHub Copilot carries highly permissive license terms; Leonardo.AI carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: GITHUB COPILOT NOT RECOMMENDED · LEONARDO.AI NOT RECOMMENDED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | GITHUB COPILOT | LEONARDO.AI |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
* Click any cell in the heatmap matrix to scroll directly to its verbatim policy citations below.
📂 Intellectual Property & Model Training
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SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
GitHub Copilot
MEDHIGH
GitHub does not claim ownership over code inputs. Code submitted to Copilot remains the user's property.
“ Short version: We own the service and all of our content. In order for you to use our content, we give you certain rights to it, but you may only use our content in the way we have allowed. ”
Leonardo.AI
MEDHIGH
Users retain ownership of prompts. Leonardo's ToS grants Leonardo a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, and display user prompts and generated images.
“**8.8** If you (if you are an individual) or any of your personnel have any Moral Rights in any material provided, used or prepared in connection with these Terms, you agree to (and will procure that your personnel) consent to our use or infringement of those Moral Rights.”
O
SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
GitHub Copilot
MEDHIGH
GitHub does not assert ownership over code suggestions. Users are responsible for determining the IP status of generated code.
“ You grant us and other Users the licenses in Sections D.4–D.8. These licenses apply to Your Content. If Your Content already includes a license granting us the permissions we need, no additional license is required. You will not receive payment for these rights. These licenses e…”
Leonardo.AI
MEDHIGH
Users own outputs generated on paid plans. Free plan outputs are licensed under Creative Commons and restricted for commercial use.
“**8.9** Due to the nature of our technology, and artificial intelligence in general, outputs may not be unique, and other users may receive similar Outputs from the Services. Your ownership above does not extend to other users’ Outputs.”
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SURFACE 03
Model Training
GitHub Copilot
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
GitHub Privacy Statement confirms: 'Product Development and Improvement: We use Personal Data to develop and improve our products, services, and technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. This includes improving features, developing new offerings, enhancing safety and security capabilities, and training models. We apply appropriate technical safeguards, including aggregation and de-identification techniques where feasible.' Affiliates including Microsoft may also receive data for 'product development and improvement (including training and improving artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies).' Individual tier: code snippets and telemetry may be used for training (opt-out in IDE settings). Business/Enterprise: training on user code is off by default, no data retention beyond session.
“ Unless you opt out, GitHub's Affiliates may use your Inputs and Outputs under this license in accordance with their applicable privacy and contractual obligations. This license does not, however, permit GitHub or its Affiliates to share your Inputs or Outputs with third-par…”
Leonardo.AI
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Leonardo may use community-generated images and prompts to train and fine-tune its AI models, particularly images shared to the community feed.
“For Service improvement (including analytics and machine learning):** We may analyse your Content and related data in your account to improve the Service, and to train our algorithms, models, and AI products and services using machine learning to develop, improve and provide our…”
By default, user content is used for model training. Opt-out requires a paid subscription and use of the private generation mode — free-tier users have no opt-out.
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
GitHub Copilot
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Commercial use is the primary intended use case, particularly for Copilot for Business and Enterprise plans.
“ By using automated means to access, collect, or otherwise use (“Access”) any publicly accessible Content from the Service for the purpose of developing or training any commercially available artificial intelligence model, machine learning system, or similar technology (a "Commer…”
Leonardo.AI
LOW⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Commercial use requires a paid subscription. Paid plan outputs can be used commercially subject to content policy restrictions.
“**(f)** Use our Platform in any way that involves service bureau use, outsourcing, renting, reselling, sublicensing, concurrent use of a single user login, or time-sharing;”
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
GitHub Copilot
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Individual: training on by default, opt-out available in IDE settings. Business: training off by default, no content retention. Enterprise: same as Business with additional enterprise governance and IP indemnification.
“ The business or commercial purpose of sharing personal information is to assist us with marketing, advertising, and audience measurement.”
Leonardo.AI
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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“We will retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with the Service or for as long as we have a valid purpose to do so. In particular, we may retain your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve…”
Retention is tied to open-ended criteria including 'valid purpose' and 'enforce our agreements'. Backup copies may be retained indefinitely until deletion is technically possible, with no stated maximum retention period.
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
GitHub Copilot
MEDHIGH
Individual: training on by default, opt-out available in IDE settings. Business: training off by default, no content retention. Enterprise: same as Business with additional enterprise governance and IP indemnification.
“ "Beta Previews" mean software, services, or features identified as alpha, beta, preview, early access, or evaluation, or words or phrases with similar meanings.”
Leonardo.AI
LOWHIGH
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“**4.1** Once you have created your Account, you may choose a Subscription. The Subscriptions we offer will be set out on our Platform, including details of each Subscription’s features and limitations, Subscription Fees and Subscription Periods.”