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

GitHub Copilot is switching from flat-rate subscription pricing to token-based billing starting June 1, which developers say could dramatically increase costs—with some reporting increases from $29 to $750 monthly or $50 to $3,000. The pricing change has sparked significant backlash on social media, with many developers criticizing it as prohibitively expensive for smaller companies and individual workers. Some users have defended the new model, arguing that excessive token consumption indicates poor coding practices rather than a flaw with the pricing itself.