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Microsoft shifts GitHub business to usage-based billing model

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What happened

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Microsoft is shifting its GitHub business model to usage-based billing. During the first quarter of its 2027 fiscal year, credit consumption from agentic features on GitHub business more than doubled, according to CEO Satya Nadella. This change prepares for on-by-default usage-based billing for eligible services under Microsoft 365 Copilot Business licenses.

From crn.com.au

Why it matters

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated that this consumption model increases Microsoft’s total addressable market and average revenue per user. The company is tying business spending directly to the value delivered by AI agents.

From crn.com.au

Who's involved

  • MicrosoftAmerican multinational technology corporation and owner of GitHub
  • GitHubHosting service for software projects using Git, owned by Microsoft

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • AnthropicSpeculative

    Increased agent consumption could drive higher demand for underlying AI models.

  • NvidiaSpeculative

    Doubled credit consumption might drive increased demand for underlying AI compute resources.

  • OpenAISpeculative

    Increased agent consumption could drive higher demand for underlying AI models.

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