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The AI coding craze gave GitHub its best month ever
Usage of the company's Copilot AI coding tool surged after GitHub changed how it bills customers, the executive said.
TL;DR
- GitHub had its best month ever in June, driven by AI coding demand.
- Customer usage of the Copilot AI coding tool increased significantly.
- GitHub changed its Copilot billing to a usage-based model on June 1.
- This change aligns GitHub with rivals like Cursor and Anthropic's Claude Code.
- The CTO does not believe significant price increases are necessary.
- GitHub has faced increasing competition from other AI coding tools.
- Increased usage led to dozens of major outages in 2026.
- Microsoft is seeking help from Amazon to address capacity issues after outages.