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GitHub Moves Copilot to Usage-Based Billing on June 1

The change responds to higher compute costs from long agent workflows.

Overview

  • GitHub, which announced the shift Monday, April 27, will replace premium request units with GitHub AI Credits that meter input, output, and cached tokens for all Copilot plans.
  • Plan prices stay the same, and each monthly fee converts to the same amount in credits, while code completions and Next Edit suggestions do not spend credits.
  • Fallback to lower-cost models goes away when credits run out, so users must buy more credits or stop using features that consume credits.
  • Copilot code review will also consume GitHub Actions minutes on private repositories, and organizations get pooled credits, new budget controls, and summer promotional credits for Business and Enterprise tiers.
  • A preview bill tool arrives in early May, with GitHub pausing some sign-ups and tightening individual limits during the transition as annual Pro and Pro+ subscribers stay on the old system until their terms end.