GitHub Copilot users get a rude awakening as new AI pricing goes into effect

GitHub Copilot users get a rude awakening as new AI pricing goes into effect

GitHub Copilot switched to token-usage billing June 1; users face $700+ monthly bills instead of $45 fixed subscriptions. This consumption model exposes true agentic AI inference costs, signaling broader industry shift toward variable pricing—rethinking engineering budgets.