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GitHub Copilot rate limits Pro Users

13 points by arbol 6mo ago

arbol 6mo ago
GitHub have finally wised up that you could run Copilot on a cron and use almost unlimited tokens. They have since made the product unusable by enforcing extremely strict rate limits, annoying many paid customers.
- deleted 6mo ago
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- razingeden 6mo ago
  If anyone missed it: Microsoft recently declared that Copilot was for entertainment purposes only. [0] They weren’t lying: Schadenfreude is a.. form of entertainment. I’m just not sure if their users are entertained with the product right now. https://www.pcmag.com/news/copilot-terms-claim-microsofts-ai-is-for-entertainment-purposes-only https://www.pcmag.com/news/copilot-terms-claim-microsofts-ai...
  - GaryBluto 6mo ago
    Isn't that Microsoft Copilot? Github Copilot is a different thing.
cloudify 6mo ago
I and many other Pro and Pro+ paying customers have been affected, many threads popping up right now in community forums. Many users opened support tickets, some of the cancelling their subscription. No response whatsoever from Github. https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/15/github_copilot_rate_limiting_bug/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/15/github_copilot_rate_l... Copilot rate limit but i have PRO licence !!! https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/180092 https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/180092 38 HOUR RATE LIMIT?!?!?! https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/192678 https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/192678 Obscenely Long Rate Limits (Over 24 Hours) https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/192435 https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/192435 INCIDENT UPDATE?: Rate limit P1 for paying Pro+ still not fixed!!!!! https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/192773 https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/192773
- biglyburrito 6mo ago
  Cancel your subscription until it's fixed. Otherwise, you're paying for the crappy service they're intentionally providing to you.
GaryBluto 6mo ago
I was given a 44 hour rate limit and haven't had a response to my support ticket yet. I've been little to no progress done on some of my hobby projects.
biglyburrito 6mo ago
The article posted by The Register is pretty amazing: https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/15/github_copilot_rate_limiting_bug/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/15/github_copilot_rate_l... Microsoft's answer to heavy, paid use is to limit how much people can make use of their paid plan? Hilarious. I don't know who would still pay for it, especially the $100+/month spenders.
- _pdp_ 6mo ago
  We are spending many multiples of that and currently shopping around. Microsoft could have handled this better. They decided not to.

13 points by arbol 6mo ago

arbol 6mo ago

GitHub have finally wised up that you could run Copilot on a cron and use almost unlimited tokens. They have since made the product unusable by enforcing extremely strict rate limits, annoying many paid customers.

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razingeden 6mo ago
If anyone missed it: Microsoft recently declared that Copilot was for entertainment purposes only. [0] They weren’t lying: Schadenfreude is a.. form of entertainment. I’m just not sure if their users are entertained with the product right now. https://www.pcmag.com/news/copilot-terms-claim-microsofts-ai-is-for-entertainment-purposes-only https://www.pcmag.com/news/copilot-terms-claim-microsofts-ai...
- GaryBluto 6mo ago
  Isn't that Microsoft Copilot? Github Copilot is a different thing.

cloudify 6mo ago

I and many other Pro and Pro+ paying customers have been affected, many threads popping up right now in community forums. Many users opened support tickets, some of the cancelling their subscription. No response whatsoever from Github. https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/15/github_copilot_rate_limiting_bug/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/15/github_copilot_rate_l... Copilot rate limit but i have PRO licence !!! https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/180092 https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/180092 38 HOUR RATE LIMIT?!?!?! https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/192678 https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/192678 Obscenely Long Rate Limits (Over 24 Hours) https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/192435 https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/192435 INCIDENT UPDATE?: Rate limit P1 for paying Pro+ still not fixed!!!!! https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/192773 https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/192773

biglyburrito 6mo ago
Cancel your subscription until it's fixed. Otherwise, you're paying for the crappy service they're intentionally providing to you.

GaryBluto 6mo ago

I was given a 44 hour rate limit and haven't had a response to my support ticket yet. I've been little to no progress done on some of my hobby projects.

biglyburrito 6mo ago

The article posted by The Register is pretty amazing: https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/15/github_copilot_rate_limiting_bug/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/15/github_copilot_rate_l... Microsoft's answer to heavy, paid use is to limit how much people can make use of their paid plan? Hilarious. I don't know who would still pay for it, especially the $100+/month spenders.

_pdp_ 6mo ago
We are spending many multiples of that and currently shopping around. Microsoft could have handled this better. They decided not to.