# What GitHub Copilot's Usage-Based Billing Means for Zed Users

DevFeed: [What GitHub Copilot's Usage-Based Billing Means for Zed Users](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-github-copilot-s-usage-based-billing-means-for-zed-users-13475.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://zed.dev/blog/github-copilot-usage-based-billing>)

Author: Morgan Krey

Published: 2026-06-01T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Zed Industries - Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/zed-industries-blog.md>)

Topics: [GitHub Copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-copilot.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [billing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/billing.md>), [copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/copilot.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [github-copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-copilot.md>), [usage-based-billing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/usage-based-billing.md>)

## AI overview

GitHub is moving Copilot Chat in Zed from request-based billing to token-based billing through GitHub AI Credits. Agent turns, inline assists, commit-message generation, tool calls, and subagent work using Copilot Chat models will count toward usage, while Copilot edit predictions will not.

## Source excerpt

Copilot Chat is now metered with GitHub AI Credits. Copilot edit predictions are not.