Tag Archives: GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot moves to usage-based billing

Advanced tasks in GitHub Copilot have historically been covered by Premium Requests, with each GitHub Copilot plan being allocated a set number of Premium Requests, and more available to be purchased on a Pay-As-You-Go basis as required.

In April 2026 Microsoft announced that Premium Requests would be replaced by GitHub AI Credits from June 1, 2026. Again, each plan includes a set number of GitHub AI Credits, but the consumption of these units is now linked more closely to the actual usage with longer, more advanced tasks and use of higher-capability AI models consuming more units. 1 AI Credit = $0.01, in common with other AI consumption units, such as Copilot Credits.

Find the announcement here: https://bit.ly/4weo0Tz.

Updates to the Agent Pre-Purchase Plan

The Agent Pre-Purchase Plan was launched back in November 2025 to make it easier to buy consumption units for Agents created through Microsoft Foundry and/or Copilot Studio. You buy 20,000, 100,000 or 500,000 Agent Commit Units and then have a year to use them on any of the supported services. What’s new? From February 2026 Microsoft Fabric and GitHub Copilot are added to the list of services that the ACUs can be used on.

This is a good overview article explaining how the Pre-Purchase Plan works with some good diagrams, including the list of supported services: https://bit.ly/4uonAJ0.

GitHub Copilot Pro+

GitHub announce a new flavour of GitHub Copilot for individuals. The Pro+ edition gives developers all the features in Pro as well as access to all models (including Claude Opus 4, o3, and GPT-4.5), 1,500 premium requests per month, and priority access to previews including the in-preview Coding Agent.

Find the announcement article here: https://bit.ly/3HzXU8A.