3 outlets·3 reports
GitHub will start charging Copilot users based on their actual AI usage
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
GitHub announced that all Copilot subscriptions will shift to a usage-based billing model on June 1, with the amount owed determined by the amount of AI processing consumed. The new system will use monthly GitHub AI Credits, eliminating the previous premium-request structure and charging users based on their actual Copilot usage.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Hacker News·GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
- TechMeme·GitHub says all Copilot plans will move to usage-based billing on June 1, replacing premium requests with monthly GitHub AI Credits (Mario Rodriguez/The GitHub Blog)
GitHub Copilot plans will transition to usage-based billing on June 1. Copilot usage will consume GitHub AI Credits. Monthly billing will replace premium requests.
- Ars Technica·GitHub will start charging Copilot users based on their actual AI usage
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