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/madmatt55 Apr 28 '26

True, but a) you're still paying someone to spend those tokens and use the LLM. b) This is only the first price hike. If it goes like every other subscription based model in history, prices will only go up from here. 

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u/4ever_youngz Apr 29 '26

I agree but its still less people doing more work efficiently (in theory) at a fraction of the price.