GitHub Copilot → usage-based billing June 1
GitHub Copilot announced it will move from flat-rate subscriptions to usage-based billing starting June 1, 2026.
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Proprietary Data & the Apify Opportunity
At 49:42 · chapter starts 47:20
Proprietary Data Sources: The Apify Play
Agents calling tools are the new Google searches. Services like Apify that gate access to hard-to-scrape platforms (Facebook, TikTok, Reddit) become indispensable once agents can't access data themselves. Owning proprietary data sources is the most defensible position in the next five years.
The VC Subsidy Is Ending: GitHub Copilot Moves to Usage-Based Billing
For three years, VC money secretly transferred from light users to power users via flat AI subscriptions. GitHub Copilot's shift to usage-based billing from June 1 is the canary in the coal mine. AI subsidies will disappear just like Uber's — and then everyone becomes a power user or pays the price.
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