Microsoft Raises Prices For Some GitHub AI Coding Features as Demand Surges

Microsoft Raises Prices For Some GitHub AI Coding Features as Demand Surges

By Aaron Holmes
Publication Date: 2026-04-20 22:31:00

Microsoft-owned GitHub said Monday it is restricting how much customers can use its Copilot AI coding tool and pausing new sign-ups for individual accounts as it struggles to handle an influx of traffic, triggering outages .

The company is lowering the usage cap for all but the most expensive tiers of GitHub Copilot, which is effectively a price increase for customers that use the tools the