Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Curbs Token Use Ahead of Copilot's Controversial Usage-Based Billing Switch

Just two days after GitHub announced usage-based billing for Copilot, Microsoft shipped VS Code 1.118 -- under its new weekly release cadence -- with significant token efficiency improvements designed ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Devs Sound Off on Usage-Based Copilot Pricing Change: 'You Will Get Less, but Pay the Same Price'

GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing on June 1, 2026, prompting user concerns about predictability, model access, monthly credit limits and whether unchanged plan prices will translate into ...
Windows Report

GitHub Limits Copilot Access, Moves Claude Opus 4.7 to Pro+ Tier

GitHub limits Copilot plans and restricts Claude Opus 4.7 to Pro+, as rising usage pushes infrastructure and cost controls ...
WinBuzzer

VS Code 1.116 Ships Built-in Copilot, Agent Debug Tools

Microsoft has embedded GitHub Copilot as a default VS Code extension in version 1.116, adding agent debug logging, terminal upgrades, and inline diffs.
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Copilot Can't Compete With ChatGPT, But There Are 9 Reasons It's Worth Using

Though not on the same all-round level as ChatGPT, Copilot does several things better than OpenAI's equivalent. Rather than using one or the other, knowing when to use Copilot instead of ChatGPT is a ...