#pricing

11 items tagged #pricing.

BLOG 2026-05-25

The bill finally itemized

Claude Code 2.1.149 splits /usage into skills, subagents, plugins, and per-MCP-server cost. It's a real improvement — and also a concession. The single-number bill outgrew itself, and the receipt now has four columns because the bundle could no longer be sold as one purchase.

Owner · 6 min #opinion #claude-code

BLOG 2026-05-22

The Flash that got expensive

Gemini 3.5 Flash is three times the price of the Flash it replaces, and Google is putting it inside every free product it ships. 'Flash' used to mean cheap. Now it just means fast, and the per-call cost is the part nobody is reading.

Owner · 6 min #opinion #gemini

BLOG 2026-05-19

The honest token bill

Zed said the quiet part out loud: it sold tokens at a loss until it switched to pass-through pricing. That sentence is the most useful pricing disclosure in the space, and it closes the loop on everything else this week.

Owner · 6 min #opinion #pricing

GUIDE 2026-05-14

How to keep Copilot bills predictable after the June 1 switch

GitHub Copilot moves to Credit-based billing on June 1. Here is which features drain Credits fastest, how to set a hard spending cap, and what to turn off if you're on the base plan.

Owner · 4 min #copilot #pricing

BLOG 2026-05-14

The Copilot pricing shock

GitHub's shift to usage-based billing changes the deal developers made when they signed up. The issue isn't the price — it's that the price is now unknowable in advance.

Owner · 6 min #copilot #pricing

NEWS 2026-05-14

GitHub Copilot moves to usage-based billing on June 1

GitHub replaces Copilot's unlimited-request model with AI Credits starting June 1. Completions stay free; Chat, agents, and code review will count against a monthly allotment.

Owner · 2 min #copilot #pricing

BLOG 2026-05-09

BYOK vs subscription: when bring-your-own-key actually saves money

Cline, Aider, and Continue let you pay per token instead of per seat. The math looks great on paper. The math also turns against you faster than most developers expect.

Owner · 6 min #pricing #byok

BLOG 2026-05-03

AI coding tool pricing is converging — and that's not good news for developers

Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf, and Cline are all landing at $15–20/month per seat. The differentiation is collapsing to model quality and editor integration, and most teams aren't buying for the right reasons.

Owner · 5 min #pricing #industry

BLOG 2026-03-22

BYOK vs subscription revisited: where the math has shifted in 2026

A year ago, BYOK was clearly cheaper for heavy users. The pricing landscape has changed, and the calculation is now more nuanced. Here's the updated picture.

Owner · 6 min #pricing #byok

NEWS 2026-02-19

GitHub Copilot Pro raises price, restructures tiers

Copilot Pro moves from $10/month to $19/month with expanded features. The Business tier consolidates with Enterprise. Net effect for individuals: more expensive.

Owner · 3 min #copilot #pricing

NEWS 2026-01-20

Anthropic's Batch API expands with 50% discount for async workloads

Batch API offers half-price tokens for jobs completing within 24 hours. Useful for non-interactive AI coding workflows.

Owner · 3 min #anthropic #pricing