people · May 21, 2026

Vojta Roček discusses end of flat-rate AI era with GitHub Copilot token billing

Vojta Roček posts on X that the AI hype era ends as GitHub Copilot shifts to token-based billing on June 1, 2026, following CTO Uber burning a yearly AI budget in four months and Anthropic testing Claude Code removal from the $20 plan. The multiplier for Claude Opus usage jumps from 3x to 27x without email notification. The post states that the $20 monthly flat rate never reflected true costs and now companies face the real invoice, with Gartner noting 50 percent of firms that laid off staff for AI will rehire. The post received 258 likes, 5 reposts, and 112 bookmarks.