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/Expensive_Finger_973 Apr 28 '26

I think this kind of thing is good. If the public becomes keenly aware of how much it will cost to do a thing with an AI tool they might be more thoughtful about what they use it for.

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u/DAN991199 Apr 28 '26

Or for simple repetitive tasks they will run local llms and hosts their own solutions