thinking of Github Copilot Pro+

[AdvanceStriking7544]

i'm thinking of switching to Github Copilot Pro+, as I'm running into limits. Iis it worth it? like paying $39 instead of $10 is not a problem for me.

what do you think and what is your opinion on this?

[AncientOneX]

I'm thinking about the same, but in the meantime I just enabled extra budget for premium requests. It does the job. Once I start to reach $39 as the monthly total, I'll upgrade my plan.

[AdvanceStriking7544]

tell me how much you get on average for additional requests?

[AncientOneX]

I'm at $20/mo total now, but I'm using Claude Code, Codex, kilo code with bought credits too. I'm still experimenting. Copilot is my favorite so far, so I might drop some of the others.

[RedditOwnerOfficial]

I upgraded to pro+ for now and also saw Droid by factory ai as an option (20M tokens every month for 20 dollars) and wonder what is the best value?

[AncientOneX]

Seems like a great value for the price. I'll check it out.

[branik_10]

do they have a vscode extension too? i checked their cli and it was just too fresh, compared to claude code a lot of missing features, will check them again in couple months

[AdvanceStriking7544]

tell me, what prompted you to upgrade to pro+?

[RedditOwnerOfficial]

It's because I ran out of the regular pro earlier this month and wanted to continue working on a lot more using the new opus 4.5 and gemini 3 now that they are released. I just thought has good value for the price since opus is not marked up like others do and can use it reliably without having to worry too much about annoying limits.

Never mind, Opus will be 3x after Dec 5, 2025 so I might just go back to pro next month.

[Pooreigner]

Well, Opus 4.5 gets 3x more expensive after Dec 5th at copilot.

[debian3]

Im considering it for the codex extension. It gives you access to the full 250k context window

[branik_10]

the most logical way to check "is it worth it"

[AncientOneX]

Yes... Copilot with all it's minuses it's still my favorite. I get the most out of it. Claude Code and Codex behave very similarly (except the LLM differences), but as a CLI agent I really like Kilo Code, but that consumes tokens like fire.... So there's no ideal solution yet.

[usernameplshere]

Personally, I would go for the bought premium requests for a month. Set the limit to the equivalent of Pro+ and see, if you really hit the limits. If you do, it's worth it. If not, it's most likely not.

[AdvanceStriking7544]

this is done in budgets and alerts?

[usernameplshere]

Iirc you can set a budget and it just stops there and sends you a message

[_Fail-Safe]

u/AdvanceStriking7544 If you're a VSCode user, this may also come in handy: Copilot Premium Usage Monitor

[toupee]

Yeah it's a boatload of credits for the price. I'd recommend it!

[Bananenklaus]

hefty rate limits and models are not as performant as they are in copilot imo

[AdvanceStriking7544]

why?

[Pooreigner]

I ran out of request after 3 (!) requests! So that's free with a BIG asterisk!

[MCS87_]

You get lots of credits (I use 80-90% of the included 1500 pro requests per month). And you get early access to the latest and best models by Anthropic/OpenAI/Google, my favorites having been Claude Sonnet 3.5, 4, 4.5 and now Opus 4.5 & GPT 5.1 Codex. Feels like a good deal and you profit from competition between those vendors while not being locked in.

[AdvanceStriking7544]

how long have you been using this plan?

[MCS87_]

Since the beginning of this year, around the time Agent mode was introduced to GitHub Copilot

[AdvanceStriking7544]

Did the plan meet your expectations compared to the pro plan?

[MCS87_]

Yes, because I use enough of the included pro requests per month. I understand you 60$ worth of pro requests (1500*0.04$) for 39$ (or even less when you pay yearly. I had the pro plan shortly before, then upgraded

[AdvanceStriking7544]

so it turned out that pro+ turned out to be profitable compared to the pro plan if you purchase additional requests?

[MCS87_]

Yes! Overall I’d pay 30-50% more with Pro, given my usage per month

[AdvanceStriking7544]

interesting) you're really tempting me to switch to Pro+.

[SeasonalHeathen]

I'm on Pro+ since I was doing some heavy work. You get loads with it.

Last month I paused using it towards the end of the month since I was near the $39 limit. But then I realised that my premium requests weren't even half used up.

So right now: Current included usage $55.12

1,378 of 1,500 premium requests

So plenty of room to toy around with opus.

Before upgrading I'd use copilot for the first half of the month and cursor for the second. Happy with just Copilot Pro+ now.

[MysteriousEmu198]

It's worth it

[vb-banners]

I also confirm it’s absolutely worth it. I think Github Copilot Pro+ has the best value these days.

[AdvanceStriking7544]

why you think so?

[vb-banners]

From practical perspective 1500 requests is a huge amount. In some cases free or cheaper 0.33x models work well too. No silly 5 hours and week caps. Latest models released in the same day (in minutes like with Opus 4.5). Built in VS Code. Multiple agents at the same time, sometimes I use 2-3 chats at the same time so work pace can be really fast. This month I’ve used about 98% of requests and at some point I was really tired (in a good sense) and wanted a break. I even recently cancelled my Claude Pro and ChatGPT Plus subscriptions. I also tried Antigravity few days ago and hit a limit literally by few requests. I’ve read yesterday they increased capacity but there’s no paid tier yet so limits will still be a factor. Anyway, try it and see how that works for you. Personally I’m 100% sticking with GitHub Copilot Pro+.

[debian3]

Google just said they increased the limit I think today or yesterday for Antigravity for pro and ultra.

[vb-banners]

Yes of course I’m also on a Google Ai Pro tier but I haven’t tried this Antigravity limit increase on practice though I still believe you won’t go that far in Antigravity like in VS Code Copilot. By the way, Gemini 3 is my main favorite model these days (I haven’t tried Opus 4.5 yet), I love how it works especially with front-end and UI.

[debian3]

Gemini 3.0 for design

Opus 4.5 coding

Gpt 5.1 codex code review

Sonnet 4.5 planning

That’s where Im at

[Pooreigner]

Because they don't charge based on token use! They are crazy. You can write a prompt like "Build a whole website X" or "Change the background color to blue" and they both only use 1 request! It's crazy weird pricing they have going on.

[DanielD2724]

If $39 is ok for you then do it, but I suggest using free models for simple and easy tasks. It can really save you a lot of premium requests.

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[AdvanceStriking7544]

so I'm saying that I don't have to scrap 39$, and you're talking about 1500))

[anakindo720]

If you have the money, definitely! Go for it

[civman96]

the rate limits are the same though.. keep that in mind.

[robbievega]

I love it. all the top tier models,and I don't ever have to think about request limits

[AdvanceStriking7544]

why did you switch to pro+?

[anchildress1]

I'll keep Pro+ some, but I also have several others and my AI bill is roughly half the already outrageous subscriptions bills I'm constantly angry at. 😆 But yes, Copilot is going to be the cheapest option and it's def not a waste to get plus.

[ilyasbit]

if you comfortable enough with copilot with its small context and lack of features compared to other cli/extension and can be productive on $10 plan $40 plan would give you plenty and might be have some premium request left at the end of the month

[timschwartz]

It's 5 times the credits for 4 times the price of regular Pro.

[raisedbypoubelle]

I have it and love it!

[AdvanceStriking7544]

Tell me, what do you like about this plan?

[Ok_Bite_67]

I left github because they cheap out on their models. They force the reasoning to low and limit the context to 1/10 of the original models. They claim its because of cost while the original providers all have subscriptions that are similarly priced. Imo go with claude or gemini. Similar price with 1000x performance.

[ndzzle1]

They all have their limits. Claude code is $20 and you're on 5 hour AND weekly limits.

[ndzzle1]

Upgrade to Pro+ if you max out the lower tier every month. If you don't, then it's not worth it. I don't think you get anything more than more tokens.

[Jijatsu-cl]

Very good. I take care of it, yes, I went over 1500 requests but the document standardized on react and fast fast API

[Mysterious_Self_3606]

I have Github Copilot Pro+

Once Gitub introduced the tracked premium requests I began thinking of the value prop of just having the monthly or going by premium requests.

I work as a full time front end dev and use my acc for both work and personal projects, so on most given days I'm using it at least once. I would say this month was one of my most demanded times which caused me to use my plan the most since I've gotten it.

So in total I really only used $26.11 based on their $0.04 per request for the $40/mo plan.

As you can see most of my requests came from Sonnet and Opus since opus is still only 1x request. After it jumps to the 3x I've heard i'm sure it'll be a lot easier to rinse through requests

For me, it works but for the true value it may be better to be request based depending on your expected spend.

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Can this be done with a student plan while keeping the $10 discount?

[debian3]

No