AI costs how much? GitHub Copilot users react to new usage-based pricing system.

Ars Technica
By Kyle OrlandJun 1, 2026, 6:18 pm102 pts
In April, GitHub announced that it was moving subscribers from request-based billing to a usage-based model for its AI-powered Copilot service. As that new pricing model goes into effect today, many GitHub Copilot users are reporting some extreme sticker shock as they realize just how quickly their previous…

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