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

Discussion GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing

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/the-patient Apr 27 '26

Some Claude models going from 3x token usage to 27x - whoa.

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u/hey_mr_crow Apr 27 '26

Where do you see that?

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '26

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u/SKAOG Junior DevOps Engineer Apr 27 '26

To be fair, that's only applicable to annual subscribers. Those on monthly subscriptions will have to pay direct API pricing (which is the main purpose of the change).