Topic: GitHub Copilot transitioned to token-based billing on June 1, 2026. Developers reporting projected bill spikes from $50 to ~$3,000/mo and $29 to $750/mo. Community thread 900+ downvotes, TechCrunch headline "What a joke." Microsoft Build keynote tomorrow (June 2), Satya expected to unveil Project Polaris (in-house coding model).

Pillar: Spicy contrarian + builder how-to + business-model shift (same lane as Run 12 Meta paywall — completes the "unlimited AI era is over" arc on the dev side).

Posts live

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:7467139022977540096/
  • Text + 6-page carousel attached programmatically via Shadow DOM workaround (3rd consecutive run on auto-attach pattern)
  • @RAHIL JAIN mention at end (literal @, then Rahil Jain typed, dropdown selected on round 2)
  • Sources comment posted as first comment
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/rahilnjain/status/2061377680797507593
  • Long-form text-only post, no self-tag (per Run 8 rule)
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Carousel

6 slides, file at /Users/thunderbolt/Documents/projects/AI-marketer/run14_carousel.pdf. Build script at run14_make_carousel.py.

Slide structure:

1. Hook ("GitHub Copilot just turned on the meter") + date stamp
2. The receipts: $50→$3K and $29→$750 boxes + 900+ downvotes
3. The math: 50K input tokens per 500-line refactor, 10–50x reasoning model cost
4. What's free vs metered split (green/red)
5. Builder playbook (3 actions: spend alert, move agent work, cache aggressively) + Build tomorrow callout
6. CTA bridge: "Last week Meta paywalled Facebook, this week GitHub metered devs" + follow CTA

Engagement

LinkedIn (10 comments):

1. MD Muhtasimul Haque — code completion = solo builder safety net
2. Digita — cost discipline as a dev skill is the cleanest framing
3. MED OUCHAO — pricing isn't the headline, the silent fallback is
4. Prince Kumar — Playwright CI test workflows now token-heavy