Changes to GitHub Copilot individual plans

GitHub just hit the brakes on Copilot’s individual plans: new sign-ups paused, stricter usage limits, and a model reshuffle that moves the fancy “Opus” brain out of the basic plan and into the pricier tier. The official reason? Longer AI sessions are chewing through servers, so limits and model access are changing to keep things stable. There’s a refund window if you cancel by mid‑May, and usage meters now show up in VS Code to prevent surprises. That’s the corporate script. The comments? Pure fireworks.

One user calls it a “rug pull,” furious that Opus 4.6 is gone and Opus 4.7 runs at a 7× token rate—meaning you burn through your weekly allowance faster. Another says the Copilot command-line tool “keeps stopping mid‑thought,” making them spend more prompts for the same task. Several users do napkin math: 5× higher limits don’t help if the new model costs 7× more tokens—especially when Pro+ jumps from about $10 to $40 a month. Cue the migration talk: “I’ll just get Claude Pro instead.”

There’s also meta-drama: one commenter notes how quiet the thread is, suggesting Copilot users aren’t hanging out here—and warning that other AI tools will face the same “true cost accounting.” Meanwhile, jokesters are dubbing it “Copaylot” and asking why “premium requests” feel like coupons you can’t redeem. The vibe? Less code, more limits—and plenty of side‑eye.