The Drastic Downfall Of Github Copilot

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Copilot in GitHub

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I am considering publishing this story because recent GitHub Copilot changes have destroyed its utility.

As a student with the GitHub Education pack, the rapid decline over the last three months is staggering.

Three months ago

We had 300 "premium credits" monthly. It was perfect. I used it daily, faced zero rate limits, and never hit the ceiling.

A month later

GitHub implemented massive rate limits across all tiers. However, the credits still held value. A 30-minute Agent session only used about 5 premium requests. I barely made a dent in my allowance.

The real downfall happened recently. GitHub introduced "AI Credits," slashing our monthly allowance to 200. Worse, they severely devalued each credit.

I ran the exact same 30-minute Agent session. Under the new system, it burned 50 AI credits instead of 5—instantly wiping out a quarter of my entire monthly allowance.

By shrinking credit amounts and inflating the cost per prompt, GitHub destroyed Copilot. What was an indispensable daily companion is now a heavily restricted tool users must constantly ration.

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