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The Token Meter Is Moving Pricing Power To Whichever Model Is Cheapest To Host

On June 1, 2026, GitHub Copilot switched from flat-rate requests to per-token billing, with each model call priced individually for input, cached-input, and output tokens. The change shifts pricing power to the cheapest model to host, as users watch their bills accumulate in real time.

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On June 1, 2026, GitHub Copilot switched from flat-rate requests to per-token billing. Every model call now shows up as a line of input tokens, cached-input tokens, and output tokens, priced individually per model, on a bill the user watches accumulate in real time. One month later, on July 1, GitHub

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