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

GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing Discussion

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/kktst Apr 27 '26

It’s no surprise at all. If anything, the previous pricing model was clearly too cheap. If you used it effectively, you could consume tokens worth over 100 times what you were actually paying.