GitHub Copilot Pro+ Changes Reveal Aggressive Pricing Tactics

I subscribed to GitHub Copilot Pro and recently upgraded to Pro+, attracted by the inclusion of Claude Opus 4.7 and GPT‑5.4 across the Codex CLI.

Yesterday GitHub announced three major changes to individual plans:

New user registration paused : effective April 20, all new sign‑ups for Pro, Pro+ and student plans are halted.

Usage limits tightened : Pro+ now has a quota more than five times that of Pro, and the VS Code and Copilot CLI interfaces display consumption to help users avoid hitting the limit.

Opus model reduction : Opus 4.5 and 4.6 are removed from Pro+, leaving only Opus 4.7, which the author finds under‑performing.

Opus 4.7’s consumption multiplier is 7.5× (still a promotional rate) and is expected to rise after May 1. Previously, a Pro+ user could run about 500 rounds per month with Opus 4.6; the same quota now yields only 200 rounds with Opus 4.7.

"Opus 4.7 is hardcoded to medium thinking. They are not even giving us high thinking as was given in 4.6. And let's not even think about xhigh or max."

Translated: Opus 4.7 is hard‑coded to a medium depth of reasoning.

Even users who prepaid for a full‑year subscription face the same restrictions, model downgrade, and quota cuts.

The author identifies the core sources of user anger as the timing and attitude of the changes rather than the price hike itself. A timeline of events is provided:

April 16: Opus 4.7 announced GA, changelog says it will be opened to Pro+ users.

April 16‑17: many users upgrade to Pro+ to access Opus 4.7.

April 17 evening: announcement released, restrictions take effect.

April 20: Opus 4.6 removed, 7.5× multiplier applied.

The pattern shows a new model launch to entice upgrades, followed 48 hours later by rule changes that limit usage.

GitHub’s announcement justifies the changes: "These changes are necessary to ensure we can serve existing customers with a predictable experience." In plain terms, the service is overloaded, so GitHub limits usage to preserve quality.

Because heavy models like Opus 4.7 consume far more compute per request than smaller models such as Sonnet, a surge of users forces GitHub to either lower quality, throttle usage, or raise prices. The author criticizes that the restriction comes from GitHub itself rather than an upstream cost increase, arguing that users should not bear the entire burden of resource constraints.

Overall, the article concludes that GitHub’s handling of the Copilot Pro+ changes appears aggressive and poorly timed, leading to widespread user dissatisfaction.