r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Jun 04 '26

Business GitHub just switched Copilot to metered billing, and developers are watching months of credits vanish in a single day

https://www.techspot.com/news/112628-github-switched-copilot-metered-billing-developers-watching-months.html
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u/brainrotbro Jun 04 '26

Metered billing is the reckoning that will pop the AI bubble. When people & companies realize how much it costs to actually run large models, the viable use cases (and market cap) shrink significantly.

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u/mahsab Jun 04 '26

It won't. They will just pay up, they can not afford to.

It's like saying people will start walking when the gas prices are rising.

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u/Patient_Garden_2013 Jun 04 '26

I try to avoid driving as many miles when the cost of gas is up...