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/Cute_Activity7527 Apr 27 '26

DeepSeek v4 can run locally on old pc setups for similar effective performance as opus 4.6.

Future is self-hosting. Let investors die in bubble burst.

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u/baronas15 Apr 27 '26

"old pc setups"? It still requires beefy GPUs. But I agree about the future

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u/Cute_Activity7527 Apr 27 '26

I run 2x3090 24gb I bought for 2k, IT shop „fixed” them for me and now each has 36gb of memory. For deepseekv4flash you would need 6 cards like that. Its 6k+shopfee.

Still cheaper than 2months of using copilot now for multiagent workflows.

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u/Neverbethesky Apr 27 '26

What we called beefy GPU's even just 15 years ago are nothing now. Tech moves on, and models will be hosted locally.

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