GitHub Copilot changes reported

GitHub said on April 20 it paused new sign-ups for Copilot Pro, Pro+, and Student plans while it tightens limits for existing users. (github.blog) The company said “agentic workflows” — longer-running coding sessions where Copilot does more work on its own — have pushed compute demand beyond what its original individual plans were built to handle. GitHub said the pause is meant to protect service quality for current subscribers. (github.blog) GitHub also said Pro+ now offers “more than 5X” the usage limits of Pro, and that usage meters are now shown inside Visual Studio Code and Copilot Command Line Interface. Existing customers can still upgrade plans even though new paid sign-ups are temporarily unavailable. (github.blog; docs.github.com) The model changes are narrower than the social posts suggested. GitHub said Opus models are no longer available on Copilot Pro, Opus 4.7 remains on Pro+, and Opus 4.5 and 4.6 are being removed from Pro+ as well. (github.blog; github.com) That reshapes what individual developers get for $10 a month versus $39 a month. GitHub’s pricing page now lists Pro at $10 a month and Pro+ at $39 a month, with 300 premium requests on Pro and 1,500 on Pro+, and marks both paid tiers as “temporarily unavailable” for new buyers. (github.com; docs.github.com) A “premium request” is GitHub’s unit for heavier artificial intelligence features such as Copilot Chat with advanced models, code review, cloud agent sessions, Spaces, Spark, and Copilot Command Line Interface prompts. GitHub began billing for premium requests on paid plans on June 18, 2025, and says request use can also be multiplied by the model selected. (docs.github.com) Free Copilot access remains open. GitHub’s plans page says the free tier still offers 50 agent or chat requests a month and 2,000 completions, while verified students can still use the Student plan if they already have it, even though new student sign-ups are paused. (github.com; docs.github.com; docs.github.com) GitHub offered a concession for current subscribers who do not want the revised terms. The company said Pro and Pro+ users who cancel can ask support for an April refund between April 20 and May 20 and “will not be charged for April usage.” (github.blog; github.com) The immediate effect is simpler than the rumor cycle made it sound: new individual paid sign-ups are paused, Pro users lose Opus access, Pro+ keeps Opus 4.7, and GitHub is steering heavier users toward higher-priced tiers or lower-cost models. (github.blog; github.com)