You've reached your weekly rate limit. Please upgrade your plan or wait for your limit to reset #192707
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🏷️ Discussion TypeBug 💬 Feature/Topic AreaCopilot in GitHub BodyHi Copilot team I have been using GH copilot for quite some time and never experienced heavy ratelimiting. However, today, after a short network disconnect and switch between Wifi ad mobile hotspot, I got rate limited directly and the limit seems to persist with a new time on each try. 
Can you inform me what the problem is here, if this might be an issue on the GH side or how I can avoid getting rate limited like this? Many thanks |
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it needs a fix now!! |
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Having the same issue as well. Never had this happen before |
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I have the year of the student plan, I've used 28% of my usage this month (with the limit resetting in 6 days), and it is limiting me per week. If there are these per-week limits, how am I even supposed to use all of my monthly usage? These seem like extra arbitrary limits to pretend like you can use more per month than you're allowed to. I've also been using it extremely lightly today - this might be the 8th prompt over the course of the last 48 hours. I was previously planning on purchasing copilot when my student plan ends but I think now I'll go with something else. |
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I hit the rate limit multiple times a day now and on the second day of the week I already hit the weekly limit. |
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The usage limits are extremely difficult to understand. My usage jumps from 30% to 60% seemingly out of nowhere, and there’s no clear accounting showing what tokens or actions are contributing to that usage. The notifications provide no meaningful details or breakdowns, only an “X” to dismiss them, which makes the experience frustrating and opaque. Having weekly limits tied to a monthly billing cycle also feels unreasonable, especially when these interruptions directly impact workflow. If compute resources are the issue, more processing should be allowed locally. If AI tooling is supposed to represent the future of software development, these kinds of restrictive and unclear limits make the ecosystem feel unstable. I’m not interested in paying for a monthly service that increasingly feels like a moving target, and if this continues I’ll need to consider switching platforms moving forward. Apple where you at? |
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I'm hitting the same issue. The extension prompts the weekly rate limit will reset in minutes (e.g. "You've reached your weekly rate limit. Please upgrade your plan or wait for your limit to reset on April 15, 2026 at 10:49 PM"), which is true, the agent processes a small amount of tokens, only to block productivity again. Seems like there is some disconnect between billing and development departments, caused by a panic ad-hoc implementation demand. |
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The issues been happening for a few days now and has gotten so bad that The Register has written an article on it. More people with the same problem: I highly recommended updating us on the status of your rate limit (whether it has been fixed or not) every couple of hours to make sure this problem is visible enough to the people who need to see it. |
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If yall are having issues with anthrophic-based models, there's no answer for these guys. It's better to leverage a different provider like OpenAI models or Moonshot AI kimi models. Affordable and less downtime. |
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Unfortunatly it concerns all models. Like the global rate limit issue from earlier |
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Yeah, this is a known issue on Copilot, unfortunately. Best way is to pivot to claude or codex extension for dev work. |
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I've given up on using Copilot after so many problems. It's astonishing how something new happens every month that makes it hard to work, even though I'm paying for it. I decided to switch to Claude Code Max for about $200, and literally all my problems are solved. It sounds like a generic sales pitch, but it's true: goodbye rate limits, goodbye problems with a specific AI model being in high demand, and on top of that, better code quality. |
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I would say that the "best way" is to lean on the multibillion dollar vendor who sold us a reliable subscription to actually deliver what they accepted our money for. |
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Still a problem. |
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Same here. |
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$ame |
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Dear GitHub Support Team, I am reaching out as a paying GitHub user to express my frustration regarding the rate limits that I recently encountered. While I understand the need for rate limits to ensure platform stability, I find it disappointing and confusing that such restrictive limits apply to paid members. As someone who subscribes to your services with the expectation of reliable, premium features, hitting a 429 “Too Many Requests” error and having to wait a full day before being able to continue my work feels like a penalty for using the platform as intended. Being subjected to the same or very similar restrictions as free-tier users undermines the value proposition of being a paying member. This situation raises significant concerns about the scalability and infrastructure supporting GitHub. As a paying customer, I expect fair and transparent limits that are clearly communicated upfront, not restrictions that interfere with daily workflows. It feels like GitHub prioritizes controlling usage over improving infrastructure to better support loyal subscribers. I believe issues like this could be addressed with:
I value GitHub’s services but strongly recommend reviewing how restrictions like this are applied to paying members. As someone who supports the platform financially, I expect my experience to reflect that, without feeling penalized for using the service I’m paying for. I would appreciate clarification on the specific limits for paid members and whether there is a path to more flexibility for cases like mine. Thank you for your time. I look forward to your response. |
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I’ve been getting these messages since yesterday. I’m using Copilot exactly as I always have and have never had issues like this until now. Interestingly, previous messages suggested I switch to 'Auto' mode, which I did, and it works perfectly. The strange part is that while 'Auto' usually selects Sonnet 4.6 for my prompts without any trouble, the moment I try to select that same model (or others like Opus 4.6 or GPT 5.4) manually, I’m instantly told to 'upgrade my plan.' Upgrade to what? I’m already a Pro+ subscriber. I even checked the plans page thinking a $100+ 'Max' tier had been released, but Pro+ is still the highest option available. |
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We're all getting duped. Folks are still.cashing in not knowing. |
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Thanks for suggesting Auto. Model RNG clicked, somehow it's using Pylance MCP haha (it's GPT 4.5), Claude didn't use it before. |
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Same. |
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this since 2 days ago, does not matter if i wait several hours |
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we all should be getting reimbursed for any wasted tokens used for
requests that never went through because of these crashes.
…On 4/16/2026 9:34 AM, Dustin Sullivan wrote:
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I'm beyond frustrated at this point. I just got charged $39 by Copilot an hour ago. I thought maybe my subscription had ended, which would explain the weekly rate limit. But surprise—I got home, tried to use it, and I'm STILL rate-limited. So what the hell am I paying $39 for? This is highway robbery. How do I request a refund? |
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When I opened support.github.com to submit a new ticket, a virtual assistant popped up asking if I wanted a refund. I guess GitHub does have some self-awareness about this. But I have zero intention of forgiving them. I feel like my money was stolen, and I will NEVER use Copilot again 👎. |
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Imagine being a good consistent customer only to have to get this in return...
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They only just changed the date again, before it stated the 21st. Mind you they want payment on the 19th, lol |
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We'll see if they remove the limit though |
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So yeah, BS. |
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You can consider to switch to Codex, you will find it is very hard to use all $200 usages. Now they even provide $100 plan with half useage(Before June). I use both (yes, even Claude Code, as I am a team lead I need to compire them), I am also a Pro+ but still very disapointed to see this. |
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Saying it is resolved but it is same. 
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I'm absolutely furious about this ridiculous weekly limit slapped on top of the already pointless monthly cap... it's completely useless! If I can't even finish my work during my preferred hours because of these arbitrary restrictions, then this subscription is a total scam. Time to ditch it for alternatives until you fix these bugs and stop introducing garbage features without warning us. What killing me is the layoffs, replacing skilled employees with half-baked AI agents that completely ignore our feedback and reviews ... what a slap in the face! I recommended Copilot to my colleagues precisely to avoid the daily/weekly limits of other tools, but now it is just as bad, if not worse. I'll be canceling my subscription and reconsidering my planned yearly Pro+ upgrade until these issues are resolved properly. NO WAY am I throwing more money into this dumpster fire until they sort out this mess! |
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"Error: (rate_limit) You've reached your weekly rate limit. Please wait for your limit to reset on May 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM or switch to auto model to continue. Learn More (https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/rate-limits). (Request ID: E276:1082A9:230A55:26CA66:69F39B84)" I'm just a vibe coder, and my project isn't that impressive. But I've managed to hit the "wait, come back later" limit every day for two weeks. Nothing like using 28% of a paid subscription, only to get locked out the day before billing, with an unlock date three days after. I have a feeling these standards really don't constitute legal business practice in Australia. |
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I only ran 1 (one) prompt after my premium reset to test my MCP with Sonnet 4.6, and it already shows: "You’ve used 73% of your weekly rate limit. Your weekly rate limit will reset on May 4 at 10:00 AM." 
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This is a complete joke.... you have all my info and payment info but you are acting like I haven't paid you. And no explanation, just some links that don't tell you anything. what exactly are we paying for if you can just turn everything off on a whim? |
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Same here. It is so frustrating. I am paying for a service that is BS. |
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Anyone know how to upgrade so you can continue? |
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U cant I think |
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This should be handled as how the Bluetooth volume limitation is. CoPilot's message should be a warning not stricted as it is. I need to deliver a project tomorrow. I started coding it on the 1st of May (it is the Labor day in my country) and today I reached the freaking limit. And I'm only 17.8 consumed. LET ME BE! If I want to devour the tokens in a second it's my problem! |
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Even after switching to Auto, the problem persists. How should I fix it? |
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eso mismo me pasa a mi... quiero solucionarlo |
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I don't get why they’d add weekly or even daily limits on top of a monthly one. |
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Moreover..mi message and analysis for my case "You've hit your session limit"... I see consumed premium requests.. |
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Hello, I haven't reached my prompt usage quota limit, but I still get the prompt: "You've hit your session rate limit. Please upgrade your plan or wait a moment for your limit to reset." And after a dozen minutes, it still exists. I hope this issue can be resolved. |
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The rate limits are a hidden quota, not your premium requests one. |
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Same！Even after switching to Auto, the problem persists. WTF！ |
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Same here. What is this ? First time i see it |
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is this new features to ensure us not to overwork? lmao |
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I just said hello, Claude immediately told me that "You are out of free". |
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