GitHub Copilot Removes Opus Models from Pro Plan, Pauses New Signups
GitHub is making significant changes to Copilot plans for individual users, focusing on service reliability and sustainable usage. These changes affect model availability, signup options, and usage limits across different plan tiers.
Signup Changes
GitHub is pausing new signups for Student, Pro, and Pro+ plans to prioritize service quality for existing paying customers. Copilot Free remains open for new signups, and existing users can still upgrade between plans.
Model Availability Changes
Opus models are no longer available on Copilot Pro. Opus 4.7 remains available on Pro+ plans. As previously announced, Opus 4.5 and 4.6 will also be removed from Pro+.
Usage Limits
Pro+ plans now offer more than 5X the usage limits of Pro plans. Users on Pro who need higher limits can upgrade to Pro+. GitHub will show warning notifications in VS Code and Copilot CLI as users approach their limits, with usage progress tracking coming soon.
Impact on Current Users
Users who hit unexpected limits or find these changes don't work for them can cancel their Pro or Pro+ subscription and won't be charged for April usage. GitHub support is offering refunds between April 20 and May 20 for affected users.
These changes are part of GitHub's effort to ensure predictable service for existing customers while managing resource allocation across their Copilot offerings.
📖 Read the full source: HN LLM Tools
👀 See Also
Claude Code Service Outage and Status Page Transparency Issues
Claude Code experienced authentication failures with OAuth API keys expiring daily and 500 errors during reauthorization, while the official status page initially showed no issues despite users reporting problems for at least 45 minutes.
Richard Dawkins Concludes AI Is Conscious — Experts Push Back
Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, after extended chats with Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's ChatGPT, concluded the AIs are conscious. Most cognitive scientists strongly disagree, calling it anthropomorphism.
Claude-Code v2.1.30 Released with PDF and OAuth Enhancements
Claude-Code v2.1.30 introduces PDF reading enhancements, pre-configured OAuth for MCP servers, and several fixes and improvements.
Claude Code removed from Anthropic's Pro plan, now only available on Max plans
Anthropic has removed Claude Code from its Pro plan ($17-20/month), making it available only on Max plans starting at $100/month. The Pro plan now includes Claude Cowork, unlimited projects, Research feature, and access to more Claude models.