Disappointed with Microsoft Copilot Pro - Is it worth the $20/month?
Copilot pro pricing, what’s the catch?
I'm struggling to figure out what Copilot is actually suppose to be now?
The new Copilot pricing makes zero sense. Why am I paying $39/mo for $39 in expiring API credits?
How can I upgrade my GitHub Copilot Free license to Copilot Pro?
If you're on the Free plan, you can upgrade to Pro through your Copilot settings page or directly on the Copilot marketing page.
How am I billed for Copilot code review usage from users without a Copilot license?
Usage from non-licensed users is billed directly to your organization as "premium requests" (PRUs) at the standard multiplier rate for Copilot code review. This flexible model allows you to get full review coverage on every PR without needing to purchase a full Copilot seat for non-development contributors who may not need Copilot. Usage from your existing licensed users simply continues to draw from their included monthly allowance as it does today.
What are the differences between the GitHub Copilot Business, GitHub Copilot Enterprise, and GitHub Copilot Individual plans?
GitHub Copilot has multiple offerings for organizations and an offering for individual developers. All the offerings include both inline suggestion and chat assistance. The primary differences between the organization offerings and the individual offering are license management, policy management, and IP indemnity.
Organizations can choose between GitHub Copilot Business and GitHub Copilot Enterprise. GitHub Copilot Business primarily features GitHub Copilot in the coding environment - that is the IDE, CLI and GitHub Mobile. GitHub Copilot Enterprise includes everything in GitHub Copilot Business. It also adds an additional layer of customization for organizations and integrates into GitHub.com as a chat interface to allow developers to converse with GitHub Copilot throughout the platform. GitHub Copilot Enterprise can index an organization’s codebase for a deeper understanding of the customer’s knowledge for more tailored suggestions and will offer customers access to fine-tuned custom, private models for inline suggestions.
GitHub Copilot Individual is designed for individual developers, freelancers, students, educators, and open source maintainers. The plan includes all the features of GitHub Copilot Business except organizational license management, policy management, and IP indemnity.
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I've been using Microsoft Copilot Pro for a while now, and I'm starting to question whether it's worth the $20 monthly subscription. Here are some issues I've encountered:
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Limited Topic Coverage: Copilot Pro seems to avoid discussing certain topics entirely, particularly anything related to politics. It can't even provide basic factual information like the date of the next US presidential election or whether a Supreme Court justice can be impeached.
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Declining Functionality: I used to rely on Copilot Pro to help rewrite my posts for X (Twitter). Lately, it's been responding to my requests rather than actually rewriting the content, which is frustrating and seems like a bug. (See attached example.)
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Comparison to Alternatives: When I compare Copilot Pro to other AI assistants like ChatGPT Pro or Anthropic's Claude AI, it's starting to fall short. Claude, for instance, offers interesting features like artifacts and projects. Copilot has integrations into 365 products, Outlook, and Edge, but I haven't found it that compelling. (Again, see attached screen shot.)
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Value for Money: At $20 per month, I'm really starting to question the value I'm getting from Copilot Pro, especially as it seems to be becoming less capable over time.
Has anyone else experienced similar issues with Microsoft Copilot Pro? Are there any advantages I might be overlooking? I'm considering switching to a different AI assistant. Best I can tell Copilot is just a thin veneer wrapped around Microsoft's products, but doesn't actually understand much if any context in relation to where it's being applied.
p.s. I wrote the above post with the help of Claude AI. When I gave Copilot the same exact prompt what I got was an apology from Microsoft about being disappointed and ways to offer feedback or explanations on why it does what it does. It didn't actually write a blog post for me related to my topic points at all. *shrug*
GitHub copilot costs 10$. Open ai costs 20 and Claude also costs 20. But copilot includes both. Unlimited as far as I know.
What’s the catch? It’s obvious that copilot is an obvious choice, unless I’m missing something here.