Copilot individual plan sign-ups start reopening, with cheaper mid-month upgrades

What changed

New sign-ups for Student, Pro, Pro+ and Max reopened gradually over a couple of weeks. When you approach your limits, Copilot now suggests the next tier; upgrading charges only the price difference and gives the new plan’s total usage minus what you’ve used that month. Users who stay on their plan can pay for usage already consumed after hitting their extra spending limit. The upgrade and overage changes took effect immediately.

Who it affects

Prospective individual subscribers, and existing users near their limits.

What to do

If you’re running out mid-month, upgrading now only costs the price difference.

Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-17-copilot-individual-plan-sign-ups-are-reopening