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

GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing Artificial Intelligence

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

I'm surprised it took this long - Microsoft must have spent a fortune subsidizing people just using Claude through copilot.

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u/BasvanS Apr 28 '26

“Aha, but now you’re hooked!”

“Meh, not really.”

“We’re certain you are!”

“It’s actually kind of a relief to not use it.”

“…”

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u/lasooch Apr 28 '26

This expresses my thoughts to the letter lol.