GitHub Copilot launches new AI tools, but also limits on its premium models

Date:
Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:11:00 +0000

Description:
To keep its AI tools at the pinnacle of innovation, GitHub accesses the best LLMs in the business, but it might cost you.

FULL STORY ======================================================================GitHub gets new Agent Mode and Model Context Protocol Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Gemini 2.0 Flash and GPT-4o are generally available To use more than your allocation, youll need a $39/month subscription plan

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke has announced a series of major AI upgrades for the popular developer platform to allow programmers to make the most of the productivity-boosting technology.

In his post , Dohmke revealed the new GitHub Copilot Pro+ plan, set to be priced at $39 per month and with access to up to 1,500 premium requests monthly.

More broadly, the CEO confirmed the general availability of models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI, such as Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Gemini 2.0 Flash
and GPT-4o, giving developers even more options and control. GitHub gets the latest AI advancements

Dohmke announced the availability of Agent Mode for all Visual Studio Code users, which allows Copilot to take action across files and tools based on
the goals a user sets out. It can suggest terminal commands, handle errors with self-healing, and even complete complex coding tasks with a higher
degree of autonomy.

Model Context Protocol (MCP), now in public preview, adds tool-context awareness to agent mode by enabling integration with local and remote tools.

To take advantage of the new tools, GitHub has launched premium model
requests in addition to the unlimited requests for agent mode, context-driven chat, and code completions in all paid plans for our base model (currently GPT-4o).

Dohmke detailed: Customers with Copilot Pro will receive 300 monthly premium requests, beginning on May 5, 2025. Customers with Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise will receive 300 and 1000 monthly premium requests respectively, starting between May 12 and May 19, 2025. Until then, use of these premium models is unlimited.

Finally, GitHubs leader wished the platforms parent company, Microsoft, a happy 50th birthday: Together, GitHub and Microsoft fully intend on enabling
a world with 1 billion developers, he added. You might also like Gemini 2.5
is now available for Advanced users and it seriously improves Googles AI reasoning Check out the best AI tools and best AI writers for a handy productivity boost Need an upgrade? Here are the best laptops for programming



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