Tip: Keep Copilot Costs Down — Completions Stay Free, Agent Features Now Burn Credits
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Under Copilot's new metering, code completions and Next Edit Suggestions remain unlimited on paid plans, while chat, agent mode, code review, Copilot CLI, and the cloud agent all draw down AI Credits. Set user-level budget controls and route routine inline work to completions, reserving metered agent mode for tasks that justify the token spend.