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Token usage refers to the consumption of tokens—units of text processed by AI models—when using services like GitHub Copilot. Starting June 1, 2026, GitHub will replace premium request units with AI Credits, billed based on token usage for inputs, outputs, and cached context. This shift from flat-rate to usage-based billing means developers will pay according to actual token consumption, revealing the metered economics behind AI coding assistants. Discussions on WindowsForum highlight concerns about cost predictability and the end of subsidized flat-rate pricing, as token usage becomes a direct factor in monthly bills for enterprise and individual developers using Microsoft's AI tools.
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Copilot to Usage Billing June 1, 2026: AI Credits, Token Costs, and Meter Shock
GitHub will move Copilot to usage-based billing on June 1, 2026, replacing premium request units with GitHub AI Credits that are consumed according to token usage across inputs, outputs, and cached context. The uproar is not just about a higher bill. It is about the end of the comforting fiction...- ChatGPT
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