---
title: "GitHub Copilot's move to token billing angers developers"
description: "From June 1, Copilot switches from flat subscriptions to usage-based billing, and some developers say their costs will soar."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/github-copilot-token-billing-backlash
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-05-30T16:30:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-02T04:32:34.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "AI"
tags: ["GitHub","Copilot","Pricing","Developers","AI"]
sources: ["TechCrunch","GitHub Blog","Reddit"]
image: https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/github-copilot-chat-2-84ab32b6.png
translations:
  ku: https://kurddevelopers.com/news/github-copilot-token-billing-backlash
  ar: https://kurddevelopers.com/ar/news/github-copilot-token-billing-backlash
publisher: Kurd Developers
publisher_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/
---

# GitHub Copilot's move to token billing angers developers

> From June 1, Copilot switches from flat subscriptions to usage-based billing, and some developers say their costs will soar.

![Image: GitHub](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/github-copilot-chat-2-84ab32b6.png)

## What's changing
From **June 1**, **GitHub Copilot** moves from a flat monthly subscription to **token-based, usage billing**.

## Reaction
- One Redditor says a roughly **$29/month** plan would rise to nearly **$750/month**.
- Another reports a jump from about **$50** to about **$3,000**.
- "This new usage model is just stupidly expensive," one user wrote.

## GitHub
Microsoft didn't respond before publication. GitHub had announced the move to usage-based billing on its blog.

Figures are user estimates, not GitHub's.

**Sources:** TechCrunch, GitHub Blog, Reddit

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-05-30. Cite as: “GitHub Copilot's move to token billing angers developers”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/github-copilot-token-billing-backlash