Orosz says the shift will favor cheaper alternative models.
In order to hit the limit of your $40 Copilot plan, you have to do at least $60 of inference.
The previous limit structure was entirely broken. You could do $40,000+ of inference for $40.
You’re not hurting them by cancelling your sub.
If you think this is a cash grab or a “subsidize to get users, then screw them” play, you should watch this video. Normal economics don’t really apply here due to compute constraints.
Orosz says the shift will favor cheaper alternative models.
In order to hit the limit of your $40 Copilot plan, you have to do at least $60 of inference.
The previous limit structure was entirely broken. You could do $40,000+ of inference for $40.
You’re not hurting them by cancelling your sub.
Many users criticized GitHub Copilot's price hikes and new usage limits for making the service poor value and pushing developers toward alternatives like Cursor.