VS bundles support usage-based GHE licenses (#57086)

Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Kathleen <[email protected]>

Author: 3 people

content/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/usage-based-licenses.md

@@ -31,14 +31,28 @@ Usage-based billing for licenses provides flexibility and cost savings compared
 
 {% data reusables.billing.do-i-have-usage-based %}
 
-{% data variables.visual_studio.prodname_vss_ghe %} is currently not supported for usage-based billing.
-
 ## Can I use {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}?
 
 Although you can sync licenses with {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}, usage-based licensing is a cloud-first license model where users must first be added to an organization on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}.
 
 For a detailed comparison between usage-based and volume licensing models, see [AUTOTITLE](/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/combined-enterprise-use#about-licensing-models).
 
+## Can I use a {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} bundle?
+
+If you have a {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} bundle with {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, you can switch to usage-based billing by contacting your account manager or {% data variables.contact.contact_enterprise_sales %} ahead of contract renewal.
+
+Usage-based billing will apply to non-bundled licenses, categorized as "GitHub Enterprise licenses" on your enterprise's Licensing page. These licenses include:
+
+* Licenses for enterprise members who are not matched to a {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} account.
+* Any extra {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} licenses you consume beyond the number of licenses purchased in your volume agreement.
+
+Bundled licenses ({% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} plus {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}) **remain on a volume agreement**.
+
+Before switching to usage-based billing, to ensure you are not charged extra for {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} users who should consume a bundled license:
+
+* Ensure all {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} users are correctly matched to their account on {% data variables.product.github %}. See [AUTOTITLE](/enterprise-cloud@latest/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/set-up-vs-subscription#reconciling-users-across-visual-studio-and-github).
+* Add all {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} users to your enterprise on **{% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}** before adding them to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}. Users who are only on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} will consume a "{% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}" license once you switch to usage-based billing.
+
 ## How are metered licenses measured?
 
 {% data reusables.billing.metered-license-measures %}

content/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/visual-studio-subs.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ shortTitle: Visual Studio subs
 contentType: concepts
 ---
 
-> [!NOTE] Usage-based billing is not currently supported for {% data variables.visual_studio.prodname_vss_ghe %}.
+> [!NOTE] Customers with a {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} bundle can **switch to usage-based billing** for {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} licenses. This allows you to pay for licenses on a flexible monthly cycle for users who are not part of your {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} subscription. See [AUTOTITLE](/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/usage-based-licenses).
 
 {% data reusables.enterprise-accounts.vss-ghe-description %} {% data variables.visual_studio.prodname_vss_ghe %} is available from Microsoft under the terms of the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement. For more information, see [{% data variables.visual_studio.prodname_vss_ghe %}](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/subscriptions/visual-studio-github/) on the {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} website.
 
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ For more information about {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}, see
 
 {% data reusables.enterprise.ghe-includes-ghec-and-ghes %} For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/admin/overview/about-github-for-enterprises#about-deployment-options).
 
-For users only on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}, each {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} subscriber will only consume one license as long as the email address associated with their {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} account matches their {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} UPN. For users on both {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, only one license will be consumed as long as you follow the instructions in the 'About licenses for {% data variables.visual_studio.prodname_vss_ghec %}' section, and the user's accounts are linked as described in [AUTOTITLE](/billing/managing-your-license-for-github-enterprise/syncing-license-usage-between-github-enterprise-server-and-github-enterprise-cloud).
+For users only on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}, each {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} subscriber will only consume one license as long as the email address associated with their {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} account matches their {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} UPN. This does not apply if you have switched to **usage-based billing**, in which case users must also be on {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} to consume a bundled license.
+
+For users on both {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, only one license will be consumed as long as you follow the instructions in the 'About licenses for {% data variables.visual_studio.prodname_vss_ghec %}' section, and the user's accounts are linked as described in [AUTOTITLE](/billing/managing-your-license-for-github-enterprise/syncing-license-usage-between-github-enterprise-server-and-github-enterprise-cloud).
 
 ## Further reading
 

content/billing/how-tos/set-up-payment/set-up-vs-subscription.md

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ shortTitle: Set up VS subscription
 contentType: how-tos
 ---
 
+> [!NOTE] Customers with a {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} bundle can **switch to usage-based billing** for {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} licenses. This allows you to pay for licenses on a flexible monthly cycle for users who are not part of your {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %} subscription. See [AUTOTITLE](/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/usage-based-licenses).
+
 {% data reusables.enterprise-accounts.vss-ghe-description %} See [AUTOTITLE](/billing/managing-billing-for-your-products/managing-licenses-for-visual-studio-subscriptions-with-github-enterprise/about-visual-studio-subscriptions-with-github-enterprise).
 
 ## Prerequisites