I actually find it to be a great deal, especially because they charge by request rather than token. So if you provide detailed prompts a lot of work can get done for very little cost.
[0] https://github.blog/changelog/2026-01-16-github-copilot-now-...
Does the bug where premium requests get consumed for spinning up subagents still exist?
https://www.reddit.com/r/opencodeCLI/comments/1qttkzs/increa...
I've stuck to Visual Studio Code's GitHub Copilot integration because of this, because I'm on a tight budget and didn't fancy burning through my premium requests.
But I'm also not sure what qualifies as a bug here, given Microsoft's weird billing model. If you get charged for subagents, you'll burn through your premium requests in no time. If you don't get charged for subagents, you can get nearly unlimited usage of premium mode by using a go-between agent with a cheap/free model.
Currently I'm doing the latter, although I have to assume Microsoft will crack down on it at some point.