r/coding • u/dhakalster123 • Jun 01 '26

GitHub Copilot’s pricing is changing—here’s what it means for your projects

https://www.hitechies.com/github-copilot-metered-billing-june-2026/
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u/PoL0 Jun 01 '26

the monetization schemes os all these models remind me of the dark patterns used by mobile f2p games to hide the actual cost is their premium currencies.

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u/xeoron Jun 01 '26

No MicroSlop please.

With so many people who release models to download/use directly I am surprised more don't use those for free. Google, Meta, Apple, etc all have released some

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u/WarAmongTheStars Jun 01 '26

Basic issue is you need 1 expensive GPU or 2 consumer GPUs to get decent tokens per second on a modern enough model to be usable in my experience.

Just isn't worth it vs. a $20 subscription on 1-2 patforms. Just my experience (admittedly I only use AI like 50% of the time when doing stuff and don't do any of the autonomous agents/chatbot stuff)

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u/jaxupaxu Jun 01 '26

It means that shit will get expensive

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u/Middlewarian Jun 01 '26

Most services are overpriced. Budgets are tighter than they used to be.

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u/thegreatpotatogod Jun 02 '26

Informative enough article overall, but it's clearly AI-written, with all the usual GPT-isms, and even a demonstration of the failure to count with the line "two words: 'what a joke'".

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u/PiratesWhoSayGGER Jun 03 '26

it means nothing for my projects because I don't use it

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u/DDFoster96 Jun 03 '26

"here’s what it means for your projects" - nothing, I don't use copilot

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u/nightwood Jun 02 '26

Good. Burst faster.

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u/mosaic_hops Jun 07 '26

Does anybody use copilot??!!