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GitHub Copilot free plan stopped working – rate limit exceeded

54 points by aunch 4y ago

aunch 4y ago
OP here Free alternatives to try: Codeium, Tabnine (trial), Replit (trial) Another super long discussion of students having issues: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/43634 https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/43634 [edit] I'm aware this is just a maintenance window, but still a >1 week severe degradation to the point of unusable without any warning whatsoever isn't a great reflection on how Github Copilot views their free tier users.
- tmtvl 4y ago
  Tabnine had a blog post about alternatives a while back: https://www.tabnine.com/blog/github-copilot-alternatives/ https://www.tabnine.com/blog/github-copilot-alternatives/
  - aunch 4y ago
    Yeah I saw that, but that doesn't include newer products like Codeium and Replit
madrox 4y ago
This should be renamed to Copilot's free tier as it impacts more than just students. This is also temporary based on a maintenance window and should return to normal on Monday.
altairprime 4y ago
One reply in the thread provides their GitHub support case reply. Relevant quote: > This week, we've had to take down some of our Copilot resources for maintenance. While we did our best to source extra capacity elsewhere, we've been forced to limit some free users for the period of time where one of our busiest models is out of commission. We expect that this will cease to impact your use of Copilot after the 16th.
- grepfru_it 4y ago
  Azure capacity issues biting GitHub once again
johnfn 4y ago
Not just for students, but also OSS developers (who Github said they would give Copilot for free). I know this because I am an open-source developer, and over the weekend my Copilot was degraded to the point that it's virtually useless. (It was pretty annoying because I was doing Ludum Dare this weekend, and making extensive use of Copilot until it suddenly stopped working.) The dumbest part about this whole thing is I would happily pay $10/month for Copilot if given the option. However, GitHub won't even let me switch to a paid plan! The setting in the admin panel simply says that it's already paid for and won't allow me to switch.
- xyzzy_plugh 4y ago
  > because I was doing Ludum Dare this weekend As a copilot skeptic this is the first compelling use case I've seen. Love it!
- we-do-not-sow 4y ago
  YES this exactly. I'd gladly pay, but because my account is under the student developer pack it won't give me the option. Let's hope they get this fixed soon.
svnpenn 4y ago
I am fine with this. I personally have no interest in Copilot, but my understanding is its not small feat to offer a service like this. I think it would be understandable if the "free tier" was severely rate limited. GitHub has plenty of crappy business practices, this seems pretty tame. The honeymoon is over. If people want this technology, they can pay up. Not sure if this is still the case, but last time I checked Microsoft Office had student discount, but was not generally free. This seems like a similar situation.
FloatArtifact 4y ago
It's my understanding that open source software does not have equal access to code pilot for free. Isn't the quote free access contingent on the repository popularity?
nerdjon 4y ago
Putting aside this sudden change for a moment... I can't be the only one that is concerned by the title of this post? Why is copilot being used by students? That seems... like that should be against every school's policy?
- krapp 4y ago
  Why? Learning to use AI tools properly will be far more valuable to these students in the workplace than any personal knowledge or skill they accumulate.
  - nerdjon 4y ago
    I strongly disagree. First off, this tool is still a new tool so "properly" does not exist yet and even if it did it likely won't be the same in a few years. Second, we should be actually teaching programming and how to solve problems (and how to search for them, even if you do just copy and paste from stack overflow you had to understand enough to find it in the first place). This is a shortcut that you should be using once you understand what you are actually writing. Edit: Or are you prepared to make the same argument that using something like chatGPT is perfectly fine for any papers students turn in because they are "learning to use AI tools properly"
    - krapp 4y ago
      >Or are you prepared to make the same argument that using something like chatGPT is perfectly fine for any papers students turn in because they are "learning to use AI tools properly" Yes, because I believe all so-called creative fields will be dominated by AI in the near future. Programming jobs will mostly be replaced with jobs writing prompts for the AIs that write the code, stories, make the art, music, etc. If people want to learn programming and problem solving, it would be better to do so online, and in their free time, as a hobby. At least in the US, that won't mean taking on a lifetime debt burden in the midst of a market working as aggressively as possible to make you obsolete.
      - 4y ago
halotrope 4y ago
GPT-3 API is also getting flaky. I guess Microsoft datacenters are getting steamrolled by the ChatGPT traffic.
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54 points by aunch 4y ago

OP here Free alternatives to try: Codeium, Tabnine (trial), Replit (trial) Another super long discussion of students having issues: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/43634 https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/43634 [edit] I'm aware this is just a maintenance window, but still a >1 week severe degradation to the point of unusable without any warning whatsoever isn't a great reflection on how Github Copilot views their free tier users.

tmtvl 4y ago
Tabnine had a blog post about alternatives a while back: https://www.tabnine.com/blog/github-copilot-alternatives/ https://www.tabnine.com/blog/github-copilot-alternatives/
- aunch 4y ago
  Yeah I saw that, but that doesn't include newer products like Codeium and Replit

madrox 4y ago

This should be renamed to Copilot's free tier as it impacts more than just students. This is also temporary based on a maintenance window and should return to normal on Monday.

altairprime 4y ago

One reply in the thread provides their GitHub support case reply. Relevant quote: > This week, we've had to take down some of our Copilot resources for maintenance. While we did our best to source extra capacity elsewhere, we've been forced to limit some free users for the period of time where one of our busiest models is out of commission. We expect that this will cease to impact your use of Copilot after the 16th.

grepfru_it 4y ago
Azure capacity issues biting GitHub once again

johnfn 4y ago

Not just for students, but also OSS developers (who Github said they would give Copilot for free). I know this because I am an open-source developer, and over the weekend my Copilot was degraded to the point that it's virtually useless. (It was pretty annoying because I was doing Ludum Dare this weekend, and making extensive use of Copilot until it suddenly stopped working.) The dumbest part about this whole thing is I would happily pay $10/month for Copilot if given the option. However, GitHub won't even let me switch to a paid plan! The setting in the admin panel simply says that it's already paid for and won't allow me to switch.

xyzzy_plugh 4y ago
> because I was doing Ludum Dare this weekend As a copilot skeptic this is the first compelling use case I've seen. Love it!
we-do-not-sow 4y ago
YES this exactly. I'd gladly pay, but because my account is under the student developer pack it won't give me the option. Let's hope they get this fixed soon.

svnpenn 4y ago

I am fine with this. I personally have no interest in Copilot, but my understanding is its not small feat to offer a service like this. I think it would be understandable if the "free tier" was severely rate limited. GitHub has plenty of crappy business practices, this seems pretty tame. The honeymoon is over. If people want this technology, they can pay up. Not sure if this is still the case, but last time I checked Microsoft Office had student discount, but was not generally free. This seems like a similar situation.

FloatArtifact 4y ago

It's my understanding that open source software does not have equal access to code pilot for free. Isn't the quote free access contingent on the repository popularity?

nerdjon 4y ago

Putting aside this sudden change for a moment... I can't be the only one that is concerned by the title of this post? Why is copilot being used by students? That seems... like that should be against every school's policy?

krapp 4y ago
Why? Learning to use AI tools properly will be far more valuable to these students in the workplace than any personal knowledge or skill they accumulate.
- nerdjon 4y ago
  I strongly disagree. First off, this tool is still a new tool so "properly" does not exist yet and even if it did it likely won't be the same in a few years. Second, we should be actually teaching programming and how to solve problems (and how to search for them, even if you do just copy and paste from stack overflow you had to understand enough to find it in the first place). This is a shortcut that you should be using once you understand what you are actually writing. Edit: Or are you prepared to make the same argument that using something like chatGPT is perfectly fine for any papers students turn in because they are "learning to use AI tools properly"
  - krapp 4y ago
    >Or are you prepared to make the same argument that using something like chatGPT is perfectly fine for any papers students turn in because they are "learning to use AI tools properly" Yes, because I believe all so-called creative fields will be dominated by AI in the near future. Programming jobs will mostly be replaced with jobs writing prompts for the AIs that write the code, stories, make the art, music, etc. If people want to learn programming and problem solving, it would be better to do so online, and in their free time, as a hobby. At least in the US, that won't mean taking on a lifetime debt burden in the midst of a market working as aggressively as possible to make you obsolete.
    - 4y ago

halotrope 4y ago

GPT-3 API is also getting flaky. I guess Microsoft datacenters are getting steamrolled by the ChatGPT traffic.

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