Microsoft Monetises Copilot

Microsoft will move GitHub Copilot subscribers to token-based billing starting in June 2026, replacing many flat-seat plans. (wheresyoured.at) Internal documents reviewed by reporters say Copilot Business will cost $19 per user per month and include $30 of pooled AI credits; Copilot Enterprise is listed at $39 per user with $70 of pooled credits. (wheresyoured.at) Those documents describe a shift from “requests” (fixed interaction counts) to tokens, noting examples such as Claude Opus pricing and that tokens are consumed on both input and output. (wheresyoured.at) Microsoft announced that Copilot can now execute multi-step, app-native actions inside Word, Excel and PowerPoint, a capability the company marked generally available on April 22, 2026. (microsoft.com) Microsoft has also added an export feature in the Copilot Dashboard that lets eligible admins download six months of de‑identified, weekly user-level Copilot metrics; public preview began December 2025 and general availability rolled in April 2026. (learn.microsoft.com) Reporters say the billing and analytics changes follow sharply higher operating costs for Copilot this year and recent product limits, including pauses on new individual sign-ups and tightened rate limits. (wheresyoured.at) Historically GitHub offered flat monthly tiers—free, Pro ($10/month) and Pro+ ($39/month)—with fixed request allowances; moving to token metering transfers variable compute cost risk from Microsoft to customers. (thurrott.com) Microsoft’s published guidance and the leaked rollout timeline place the consumption billing change in early June 2026, and the new Copilot Dashboard exports give orgs the raw usage data they’ll need to track and manage token spend. (wheresyoured.at) “Early customer feedback shows stronger engagement and higher satisfaction,” Microsoft wrote about agentic Copilot features on April 22, 2026; organizations must now pair that adoption data with token accounting as the new billing arrives in June. (microsoft.com)