‘What a joke’: Github Copilot’s new token-based billing spurs consternation among devs

# GitHub Copilot's New Pricing Model Frustrates Users Microsoft's AI coding assistant GitHub Copilot is shifting away from a simple monthly subscription to a pay-per-use model based on "tokens" (a way of counting how much of the AI's computational power you use), and developers are unhappy about it. The move signals that the company is tightening costs after years of offering generous pricing, which means developers who relied on cheap access to this tool will likely end up paying more. This reflects a broader trend of AI companies scaling back free or cheap offerings as they figure out how to actually make money from their AI products.