| title | What changed with Copilot billing (legacy) | ||
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| intro | Learn about what changed with billing and what your options are as a {% data variables.copilot.copilot_pro_short %} and {% data variables.copilot.copilot_pro_plus_short %} annual plan subscriber on the legacy billing model. | ||
| shortTitle | What changed with billing (legacy) | ||
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{% data reusables.billing.legacy-pru-annual-plans-applicability %}
{% data variables.product.github %} changed how {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} usage is measured and billed.
Before June 1, 2026, billing was premium request-based: each model interaction cost one premium request unit (PRU), and a multiplier was applied based on which model you used—more powerful models used more premium requests. Model multipliers are a concept specific to this legacy request-based billing model.
As of June 1, 2026, {% data variables.product.github %} replaced request-based billing with usage-based billing, where the cost of an interaction depends on two things: the model and the number of tokens consumed. Under usage-based billing, each plan comes with an included allowance of {% data variables.product.prodname_ai_credits %}, with the option to set a budget for additional usage. To learn more about usage-based billing, see AUTOTITLE.
What are my options as a {% data variables.copilot.copilot_pro_short %} and {% data variables.copilot.copilot_pro_plus_short %} user on an existing annual plan?
If you're on an existing annual plan for {% data variables.copilot.copilot_pro_short %} or {% data variables.copilot.copilot_pro_plus_short %}, you have the option to:
- Stay on your existing annual plan under premium request-based billing. When your annual plan ends, you'll be automatically downgraded to {% data variables.copilot.copilot_free_short %}.
- Cancel your plan, receive a prorated refund, and optionally, re-subscribe to the equivalent monthly paid plan.
- Upgrade to a monthly paid plan and receive prorated credits for the remaining value of the annual plan. For example, if you're on a {% data variables.copilot.copilot_pro_short %} annual plan, you can upgrade to a monthly {% data variables.copilot.copilot_pro_plus_short %} plan.
Your existing annual plan will continue to track your {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} expenditure using premium requests, combined with a model multiplier, until the plan ends. See AUTOTITLE.