AI costs how much? GitHub Copilot users react to new usage-based pricing system.
paying the piper
Some report burning through their whole monthly “AI credit” allotment in a single day.
Why did we even give the robot a mouth-shaped money slot? Credit: Getty Images
In April, GitHub announced that it was moving subscribers from request-based billing to a usage-based model for its AI-powered Copilot service. As that new pricing model goes into effect today, many GitHub Copilot users are reporting some extreme sticker shock as they realize just how quickly their previous “normal” usage is burning through their newly limited monthly allotment of AI credits.
Across social media and forums, many Copilot users are sharing personal statistics showing how just a few hours of AI usage can now account for a large chunk of their new monthly subscription caps. For some users, it reportedly took less than a day to use up a month’s usage quota.
That’s a big change from previous...
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