Unusable for any coding work – weekly limits are a dealbreaker

[madhavbhayani]

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GitHub Copilot used to be the gold standard for AI-assisted coding, but recent changes have made it impossible to rely on for daily professional development. As of April 2026, the introduction of aggressive weekly and session usage limits has turned a once-powerful tool into a constant source of frustration.

Insane Rate Limits: They claim these limits are to "ensure service for everyone," but the numbers tell a different story. My limit reset on April 27th, and by April 28th, I was already cut off with 70%. I’m getting maybe 10 to 20 requests per week. For a student trying to learn and build projects, that is less than 50 minutes of actual work.

I hardly consume 7-8 requests on 28 April still I was imposed with 70% of weekly usage limit

Don't waste your time or money here. There are much better ways to get your work done without being throttled.

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[P-r-e-m-i-u-m]

Yo @madhavbhayani — that sounds like a straight-up bug or a display glitch.
If you only made 7-8 requests and it says you're at 70%, the meter is broken. Real talk: even with the new aggressive limits, 8 requests shouldn't touch 1%, let alone 70%.
Reply to your support ticket with those specific numbers (8 requests = 70% usage). That math is so wrong it should flag your ticket for a manual review immediately. Something is miscounting your quota.

[madhavbhayani]

Currently I have used 5.8% of total premium request for this month and also I started using it from 1 may
it's about hardly 9-10 request and I am facing the weekly rate limit
You've used 98% of your weekly rate limit. Your weekly rate limit will reset on May 4 at 5:30 AM. [Learn More]

Surely the GitHub doing coorporate level politics and not providing proper usage

For this reason today I migrated entirely from copilot to codex agent

They will no longer entertain our requests !

We have an official discussion post dedicated to GitHub's move to usage-based billing where you can find detailed information, updates, and join the conversation: GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing. 

Please head over to that thread for the latest details and to share your feedback or questions. We'll be closing this discussion to keep things organized. Thank you for understanding! 🙏

[astrohart]

Me too. I just "hit my weekly limit" and I am dead in the water. Why am I paying money for my Copilot Pro subscription if I am not allowed to even use this tool?

[MathiasGrund]

+1 on this. I literally cannot spend my request credits since I run into limits. This week it took 2 days to hit the week limit and I repeatedly hit session limits. I only spent 31% of my requests so there is no way I will get the value I paid for this month.

I think this might even be a consumer rights violation.

In either case, it's a great way to push consumers to competitors by introducing these limits short time before a huge cost increase. Not impressed with the business decision here.