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

> Source: <https://aidatumpoint.substack.com/p/the-token-meter-is-moving-pricing>
> Published: 2026-07-02 18:19:20+00:00

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