GitHub Copilot free tier loses 50 monthly chat requests
What happened
Between the May 25, 2026 and Jun 1, 2026 captures of GitHub's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: GitHub Copilot free tier reduced: '50 chat requests per month' removed from the add-on description; the free offering now only advertises 2,000 completions per month. Pulse files it as a packaging change (limit decrease) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Team at $4, Enterprise at $21, GitHub Codespaces at $0.18 per core hour compute + $0.07 per GB storage and Git Large File Storage at $5.
It lands 28 days after GitHub's previous change, "GitHub Shifts Copilot to Usage-Based Billing Model" (May 4, 2026). GitHub has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window GitLab also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- GitHub Copilot · LimitRemoved
Before'50 chat requests per month'
AfterNo '50 chat requests per month'
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | Limit | '50 chat requests per month' | No '50 chat requests per month' | Removed |
Values as written on GitHub's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of GitHub's pricing page (github.com) from May 25, 2026 and Jun 1, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the '50 chat requests per month' no longer appears.
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GitHub, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026improvedGitHub renames Copilot secret scanning, adds AI push protection detection
- Oct 17, 2026improvedGitHub adds usage-based AI detection for push protection to Secret Protection
- Jun 8, 2026packagingGitHub adds cloud sandbox for Copilot agent workflows
- Jun 1, 2026packagingGitHub Copilot free tier loses 50 monthly chat requests · this change
- May 4, 2026packagingGitHub Shifts Copilot to Usage-Based Billing Model
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- GitLabMay 11GitLab repositions Duo Agent Platform for offline license deployments
- GitLabApr 9GitLab streamlines add-ons pricing with unified section layout
- GitLabApr 6GitLab drops three Premium AI features, adds Advanced CI/CD
- GitLabApr 3GitLab replaces Duo add-ons with credit-based AI Agent Platform
- GitLabMar 26GitLab removes Duo Pro and Duo Enterprise add-ons from pricing page
Questions about this change
Did GitHub raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between May 25, 2026 and Jun 1, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: limit decrease.
What changed on GitHub's pricing page between May 25, 2026 and Jun 1, 2026?
GitHub Copilot limit: '50 chat requests per month' → No '50 chat requests per month', removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on May 25, 2026 and Jun 1, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does GitHub change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for GitHub in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "GitHub Shifts Copilot to Usage-Based Billing Model" on May 4, 2026; GitHub has been tracked since 2023-11-14.