GitHub Copilot moves to list API rates, forcing a build-vs-buy comparison
GitHub Blog·high signal
GitHub published a direct accounting of Copilot versus raw model API access now that Copilot bills usage at listed API rates. With the price delta gone, the argument shifts entirely to the coding workflow, policy controls, and harness engineering GitHub wraps around the model. This is a useful reference point for anyone weighing a homegrown agent harness against a vendor one.