GitHub's 'Best Month Ever': Copilot Usage Pricing Shift Drives Record June

GitHub just recorded its best month in company history, according to CTO Vladimir Fedorov, who shared the milestone with employees during an internal meeting. The surge came after the Microsoft-owned platform overhauled its pricing model on June 1, switching from a flat-rate, per-user fee for a fixed number of AI requests to consumption-based billing — meaning customers now pay based on how much they actually use Copilot, its AI coding assistant.

Fedorov declined to release specific numbers, citing the proximity to the end of Microsoft's financial quarter, but described June as 'by far' the best in GitHub's history. He also signaled that the usage spike doesn't necessarily mean price hikes are coming, though he stopped short of committing to any official pricing direction.

The record comes at a critical moment for GitHub, which has faced intensifying competition from a new wave of AI-native coding tools — including Cursor, OpenAI's Codex, and Anthropic's Claude Code. These rivals have eaten into GitHub's early-mover advantage, and an internal Microsoft meeting late last year reportedly included discussion about the need for a significant overhaul to keep pace.

The platform's growth hasn't been without friction. Rapid usage increases triggered dozens of major outages in 2026, straining GitHub's infrastructure to the point where Microsoft is now partnering with Amazon Web Services to shore up capacity — an unusual move given that AWS is Microsoft Azure's biggest cloud rival. The combination of record demand, infrastructure stress, and fierce competition makes this a pivotal stretch for one of the most important platforms in software development.