GitHub Copilot was the only one with absolutely insane subsidies, where they metered by 'request' instead of tokens. A request that costs 3 cents could end up burning $20 worth of tokens or more. That ends this month.

I was actually quite worried, because I've been using GHCP for large chunks of work, but the billing estimator they released shows I was only at about $150-200 a month in API priced tokens. Sure, that's a subsidy for my $20 subscription, but not insane.

Heavy use of agentic coding tools, in a responsible manner, probably lands somewhere around that $200/m mark at API pricing. Assuming that makes the provider money, I don't see that being hard to swallow for businesses employing developers in Western countries, given the hours it can save.

The real risk here is to personal project vibe coders. Building a huge app by abusing subsidized plans is ending.