Users are confused about unexpected charges related to GitHub Copilot usage, especially when using it under the Student Developer Pack. They want clearer notifications or warnings regarding potential charges when using certain models.
I’m honestly confused and a bit frustrated with GitHub billing right now. I have the **GitHub Student Developer Pack**, which still shows active on my account, and my **GitHub Pro subscription is listed as $0/month with 2 years remaining**. Recently I was testing **GitHub Copilot through OpenCode**, using the **Claude Opus model that GitHub provides through Copilot**. I assumed this was covered under the student benefits or at least part of Copilot usage. Today I checked my billing page and noticed **$2.44 in metered usage for March**, apparently from Copilot. The problem is: • I never enabled any paid Copilot usage manually • I never received **any warning or notification** that using Claude Opus would incur charges • My **student benefits are still active** • The charge just appeared as "metered usage" So basically I was just using Copilot normally through OpenCode and GitHub quietly started billing me. Or maybe am i just stupid and don't know much about it can someone like help me out. Just imagine i didn't check. It could have been like a 100 or more.