I just received an email about new charges starting in June 2025. My Copilot Pro subscription that was supposed to be unlimited now has a 300 monthly limit for premium features.
Want to access GPT-4 or other advanced models? That’s a premium call at $0.04 each. Using the new assistant features? Also premium. Some of the high-end models even count as multiple requests, so one query might eat up 50 of your monthly allowance.
The really frustrating part is there’s no decent way to monitor how many requests you’ve used. When I try to check my current usage, it just shows “No data available” or similar errors.
I understand that running these powerful AI models isn’t cheap, but advertising something as unlimited and then adding caps feels misleading. Given that GitHub reported Copilot brings in nearly half their revenue growth, it’s hard to believe they needed this change for financial reasons.
Am I justified in feeling deceived by this change, or should I accept this as normal business practice?
This situation reminds me of what happened with several cloud services I’ve used over the years. Companies often start with aggressive pricing to build market share, then adjust once they have established user bases. While it feels frustrating as a customer, it’s unfortunately become standard practice in the SaaS world. What bothers me most about your situation isn’t necessarily the pricing change itself, but the poor implementation. The fact that usage monitoring doesn’t work properly is unacceptable for a metered service. How can users make informed decisions about their usage patterns without reliable data? I’d recommend documenting your usage manually for now and providing feedback to GitHub about the monitoring issues. Sometimes companies will grandfather existing customers or offer transition periods when there’s enough pushback. The timing also seems suspicious given their revenue numbers, so there might be room for negotiation if enough users voice concerns about the sudden change.
I switched from Copilot Pro to other alternatives when similar pricing changes hit me with a different service last year. The unlimited promise was definitely a major selling point for many of us, and changing core terms like this does feel like a bait-and-switch tactic. What’s particularly concerning is the lack of transparency around what counts as premium requests. I’ve seen cases where seemingly basic operations end up consuming multiple credits without clear warnings. The broken usage monitoring makes it worse since you can’t even budget properly. Given GitHub’s financial position, this move seems more about maximizing profits than covering costs. I’d suggest evaluating whether the 300 request limit actually covers your typical usage before deciding to cancel. Sometimes these limits are higher than expected usage patterns, but without proper monitoring tools it’s impossible to know.
honestly this feels pretty scummy from github’s side. they hooked everyone with “unlimited” then pulled the rug out once ppl were dependant on it. the broken usage tracking is almost insulting - how r u supposed to manage ur credits if u cant even see them? i’d probly start looking at alternatives like cursor or codeium, some of them still offer actual unlimited plans without these gotcha restrictions.