GitHub Copilot Premium Requests: Allowances, Multipliers, Billing, and What Replaced Them
GitHub Copilot premium requests are the metered unit that determined how much advanced Copilot usage your plan covered, and if you are searching for how they work in mid-2026, you need two answers, not one. First, the mechanics: a premium request is consumed each time you use an advanced Copilot feature, scaled by a per-model multiplier, against a fixed monthly allowance that came with your plan.…
Premium requests in GitHub Copilot determine how much advanced usage your plan covers. Each time you use an advanced Copilot feature, a premium request is consumed, scaled by a per-model multiplier, against a fixed monthly allowance. As of June 1, 2026, GitHub switched from request-based billing to usage-based billing, making premium requests legacy. The new billing system is based on GitHub AI Credits, metered at one cent per credit.
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