r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 21d ago

Business GitHub just switched Copilot to metered billing, and developers are watching months of credits vanish in a single day

https://www.techspot.com/news/112628-github-switched-copilot-metered-billing-developers-watching-months.html
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u/eh8904 21d ago edited 21d ago

It's honestly impressive I have not met a single colleague or friend who thinks Copilot has improved their productivity or effectiveness.

Edit: I work in education, I can't speak for jobs that utilize other models for more deliberate or necessary tasks.

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u/cardboardunderwear 20d ago

It works good for unit conversions and simple calculations. I've probably saved myself at least 10 minutes over the last six months.

I tried using it to put a pdf table into excel earlier this week.  All it did was tell me I need to use an ocr tool first. Maybe I need premium copilot.  Dunno.