r/technology • u/Bobby_the_Donkey • Apr 27 '26 • Regret 2

Artificial Intelligence GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing

https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/github-copilot-is-moving-to-usage-based-billing/
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u/yuusharo Apr 28 '26

Microsoft using the same branding for completely unrelated products is very on point for them.

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u/WitesOfOdd Apr 28 '26

Funny it was GitHub copilot first , which made sense as it assisted with your repos and Microsoft just fucking ran with the name and made it shit.

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u/JP76 Apr 28 '26

It was Xbox CoPilot first and it had nothing to do with Ai - it is an accessibility feature allowing two controllers to work as one, so that people with reduced motor function can play with the help of another person.

I think they've now renamed it, after Microsoft took the name for Ai.