GitHub Copilot Switches to Pay-Per-Use Pricing

GitHub is replacing Copilot's monthly subscription with usage-based billing on June 1, 2026. Users will pay $0.01 per AI credit based on tokens consumed—essentially, the volume of text sent to and returned from the AI model. Organizations can pool credits across teams. The shift mirrors how cloud platforms like AWS price infrastructure: charging for actual consumption rather than a flat rate as services mature.