GitHub shifts Copilot to usage-based billing, signaling a new cost model for enterprise AI tools

GitHub is moving its Copilot coding assistant to a usage-based billing model, replacing fixed subscription pricing with consumption-based charges as demand for AI-driven development workloads increases. The change, announced in a company blog, will take effect on June 1 and will apply to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise plans. Under the new model, usage will be measured through “AI credits,” reflecting the compute resources consumed during interactions with the service. “Today,...