GitHub Copilot Users Burn Through $15 Credit Caps in Hours as Usage Pricing Starts
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Updated · Ars Technica · Jun 1
GitHub Copilot Users Burn Through $15 Credit Caps in Hours as Usage Pricing Starts
3 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · Jun 1
GitHub Copilot users said the new pricing that took effect June 1 is draining monthly AI credits far faster than expected, with some reporting they exhausted a full month’s quota in less than a day.
April’s shift replaced request-based billing with usage-based credits after GitHub said the old model charged the same for a quick chat and a multi-hour coding session, leaving it to absorb rising inference costs.
Under the new system, 1 credit equals $0.01 of usage, and paid plans include 1,500 credits on the $10 Pro tier, 7,000 on $39 Pro+, and 20,000 on the $100 Copilot Max plan.
Users posting GitHub’s own estimates said their prior monthly habits could translate into bills in the thousands of dollars, turning what had felt like normal Copilot use into a much costlier service.
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