Copilot Shifts to Token Billing

GitHub will replace premium request counts with monthly AI Credits consumed according to token usage (input, output, cached) starting June 1, keeping base subscription prices but adding metered consumption and paid top‑ups. The change redefines how developers and firms budget for AI coding assistance and how GitHub captures value from heavy users. — This pricing change alters developer economics and vendor lock‑in, with implications for who can afford advanced AI tooling, how teams measure productivity, and how platforms extract value from code generation.