India, June 5 -- From June 1, the code repository platform GitHub moved its Copilot AI-coding assistant from a flat subscription-based model to a usage-based model. The usage here will be measured based on the number of AI tokens consumed, including the input, output, and cached tokens. Tokens are the fundamental units of text processed by AI models. The Microsoft-owned company announced the switch through a blog back on April 27; however, it came into effect earlier this week.

GitHub launched the AI coding assistant in 2022 and it is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of AI-assisted software development. India is one of GitHub's largest markets, with over 27 Mn developers on the platform, and the company says nearly 80% of new India...