Re:GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
by canada_dry on Monday April 27, 2026 @12:42PM
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This may be a more accurate analogy... "The Porsche you rented at $200/mo now only allows you a maximum of 100km of travel. You will be automatically charged extra when you go over that."
Re:GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
by parliament32 on Monday April 27, 2026 @02:42PM
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A whopping 100km per month for the low price of $199.99!*
* with a quota of 138 meters per hour, overage charges may apply
Re:GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
by adgjlsfhk1 on Monday April 27, 2026 @01:26PM
(#47924544)
more like 100m
Re:GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
by larschdk on Monday April 27, 2026 @01:42PM
(#47924771)
On top of being worth less, the subscriber discounts are gone.
The old plans were $0.033/request for Pro, $0.026/request for Pro+ and $0.04/request for pay-as-you-go. That discount is now gone. They even still advertise "5x the number of requests" for Pro+ over Pro.
Re:GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
by KoftaBob on Monday April 27, 2026 @04:05PM
(#47926623)
It’s technically true that the plan prices haven’t changed, it’s just the value you get from those plans has plummeted. It’s classic deceptive sales language.
Re:GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
by Hamuko on Monday April 27, 2026 @02:11PM
(#47925148)
Yeah, if I go to a petrol station with 50€, but only get a tenth of the amount of petrol I got last week, I may think that the price has in fact changed.
Re:GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
by Waterluvian on Monday April 27, 2026 @12:38PM
(#47923868)
"Your monthly fee isn't changing but it now only covers about 3 days of driving."
Re:GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
by croes on Monday April 27, 2026 @01:43PM
(#47924794)
More like, the rising gas prices aren’t a problem, I only ever fill up for $40
Re:GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
by pphysch on Monday April 27, 2026 @02:53PM
(#47925660)
They are now charging per gallon instead of a flat rate per trip
Re:GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
by deeviant on Monday April 27, 2026 @12:37PM
(#47923863)
It's more like saying, "and you may now only use the Porsche for 5 minutes out of every day."
Re:GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
by dayjaby on Monday April 27, 2026 @02:09PM
(#47925138)
Full brake on the autobahn if you hit your 5min limit
Re:GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
by predkambrij on Monday April 27, 2026 @04:23PM
(#47926850)
More like, The Porsche you had for a month you'll now have for 5 min only.
Re:GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
by SomeUserName432 on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @04:58AM
(#47932008)
Having rented cars a lot, this is actually quite common.
Re:GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
by tsanzer on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @06:06AM
(#47932434)
What country, I haven't seen anything but unlimited miles for over a decade.
Re:GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing
by SomeUserName432 on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @08:15AM
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I referred to the swapping of cars to a far inferior model than you paid for.
However I do also pay for milage (KM), and extending the rental period does often* NOT extend the milage range. Eg 1 month=1000 KM, 2 months=1000 KM, so you need to split the rental periods yourself and do all that hassle, or pay extra.
(*May of course vary depending on the rental company)
This being in Brazil.
Isn't this like saying "The Porsche you rented at $200/mo is now a Honda. But the price hasn't changed!"