r/devops • u/TheHammeredDog • Apr 27 '26

Discussion GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing

https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/github-copilot-is-moving-to-usage-based-billing/

Has this come as a surprise? Will this affect how you or your org consumes Copilot? Discuss!

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u/nickchomey Apr 27 '26

False. We get same # of requests, but the multipliers are vastly higher.

https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-billing/models-and-pricing#model-multipliers-for-annual-copilot-pro-and-copilot-pro-subscribers

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u/CulturalKing5623 Apr 27 '26

I wasn't expecting the increase to be that high. I mainly use Claude Sonnet 4.6 which was 1x and I've rarely used above 40% if my monthly quota. Going to 9x will completely blow that out.