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Re:GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing on Monday April 27, 2026 @02:19PM (#47925238)
It isn't just the big multiplier increase, they also say "...and no new models or features will be added to annual plans going forward."

Can you imagine ten months from now and you're still rolling Sonnet 4.6?

Cancel/refund is looking pretty good. They're doing refunds until May 20.

"To request a refund, go to Settings → Billing and licensing → Licensing, select Manage subscription, then choose Cancel and refund "subscription". (The phrasing varies slightly depending on your subscription ). This option will be available until May 20."

Show HN: Better Than 4 But Not 5 – An LLM model ordering challenge

https://wspittman.github.io/BetterThan4ButNot5/

This simple game challenges you drag-and-drop a set of LLM models into the correct order (release date, input cost at launch, LM Arena score) using just their name.It's no secret that LLM model names are a bit of a mess, but when OpenAI decided to backtrack from 4.5 to 4.1, well, I just couldn't let it go.This was my first attempt at vibe coding something with VSCode Copilot Agent (w/ Claude...

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