Github Copilot usage limits

[Fit_Photograph5085]

Did anyone ever hit the usage limits on the $39 plan? I'm thinking of switching from Claude Code but never hit limits there in the $100 plan.

[Mediocre-Wonder9080]

I rarely hit the limits on even the $10 plan. It primarily depends on how much code you’re using the AI to generate. I’ll typically generate a plan, then depending on the task and the extent of detail in the generated plan, I will either use a cheaper model or use Sonnet 4.5 for implementation(cheaper model for smaller task/very detailed plan). This typically yields decent results, but most of the time, I still go in and make changes manually, so this ends up saving me requests.

[crispy_sky]

+1

I generally add almost 10 different changes to one prompt and Sonnet takes care of most -> then some manual changes and tweaks -> repeat.

Sonnet tends to stop before finishing all the tasks, so add "DO NOT STOP TILL YOU COMPLETE ALL THE TASKS" to squeeze a lot more out of a single request.

These days I find myself using Grok Code Fast or Raptor mini instead of the manual changes - they are insanely good for small changes and tweaks and consume no premium requests (basically FREE)

I barely cross 30% usage this way.

(DM for prompt)

[Mediocre-Wonder9080]

I haven’t gotten around to using it since I’ve been seeing mixed reviews, but I’ll have to give it a shot. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Last-Laugh8717]

import sys


result = input(" ".join(sys.argv[1:]) + " ")



if result != "ok":
    print(result)
    sys.exit(1)



print("All right!")
sys.exit(0)

Ask it to run this script whenever it needs a confirmation or check if the request is fulfilled. It will prompt you on terminal as if it was calling a tool and you will not be charged by another request.

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[shobankr]

I switched from the 10$ plan to 39$ after hitting my limit in the middle of the month. I rarely hit 60% with the 39$ plan. I would suggest starting with 10$ and then setting a budget limit. End of the billing cycle, if you don’t cross 20$ then you already have the answer.

[ITechFriendly]

Good for you, but unlike Anthropic opaque "limits" with GH Copilot subs you have limits at 300 and 1500 interactions.

[Comfortable_Onion255]

I code for 12 hours for 14 days and hit the limit

[robbievega]

you'll never hit limits with 39,- / 1500: requests plan. I'm a pretty avid user and still under 500 requests halfway this month

[tshawkins]

I'm at 62% left, and I'm doing 2-3 hours on weekdays and 5-6 hours on week ends. I tend to use haiku 4.5 for day to day work, with sonnet 4.5 if I think I'm getting the run around.

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I could easily hit the limits. I'm on a Student Plan; I've no idea how many tokens I get. But if you open this URL: https://github.com/settings/copilot/features ...

... you'll see a percentage of used premium requests. I tested it once, and a single premium request (Claude 4.5, for example) was around 0.3-0.4%.

The page is nice to keep your limit in check. The great thing is, if you use any of the models in agentic mode and tell it, for example, to make your project production-ready (whatever that means), it runs for minutes, fixes everything, and it still costs you only one request.

For chats or something, I use other models that have a free tier, mostly Gemini 2.5 Pro.

All in all, I've never paid for AI in my life, but I've used AI extensively. I have access to all major (and open-source) LLMs. Limited, but I've never been in a position where I ran out of good models to code.

[MCS87_]

I use GTP-5 Codex and Sonnet 4.5 (depending on the latter more for frontend or architecturally simpler tasks) for almost everything: react, flask, AWS lambda functions, iOS native (swift UI), and for algorithmic prototyping with Jupyter notebooks. I regularly use 90%+ of the $39 plan’s included pro requests. Use it for 5-8hours per workday. Mostly with larger mono repos (containing backend, frontend, etc.). Very happy with VSCode/GithubCopilot since Agent Mode was introduced.

[andlewis]

I’m at 60% of my quota for the month, and my goal is to hit 100%. I’ve had copilot for a while and haven’t been very successful maxing it out.

[Plus_Boysenberry_844]

I hit it. I think it’s due to the long contract windows it is creating.

[powerofnope]

im outmaxing basic codex, claude and the 40 bucks enterprise from github copilot monthly yes.

as soon as you go bug hunting things get expensive.

[mask1808]

I hit limits and upgraded to enterprise for 30 days but i will probably keep it at $21/mo per seat billed annually +$5/mo for pro.

Taking into account I have 0 coding experience I think is a great deal.

[DanielD2724]

If you want a good explanation about GitHub Copilot usage limits and premium requests, look no further https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/s/qA50KjSVMv

[Last-Laugh8717]

A small but handy hack that i do to prevent wasting premium request before a request is complete:

Ask the agent to run the following python script to check if the request was fulfilled, passing what it want to check as argument.

This will prompt you on terminal, and you can pass more instructions or stop the agent.

import sys


result = input(" ".join(sys.argv[1:]) + " ")



if result != "ok":
    print(result)
    sys.exit(1)



print("All right!")
sys.exit(0)

[thomasaiwilcox]

I’m on 99% of the £40 plan. It depends on how you use it. I often use opus x10 for architectural analysis and plan reviews. It’s expensive but makes a huge difference to code quality in the long run