Inline suggestions

[Unidextrous]

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Hello!
I use GitHub Copilot inline suggestions a lot, and I always use them up a week or two into the month. I'd really like to upgrade my plan, but it looks like that's not possible at the time because new sign ups are temporarily paused. Is there any way to get unlimited inline suggestions until upgrades are available?
Thanks,
Unidextrous Prime

[Pratham-U-dev]

No, there is currently no way to unlock unlimited inline suggestions or bypass the 2,000 completions limit while on the Copilot Free plan.

The Copilot Free tier includes a hard cap of 2,000 code completions per month. Because the billing overhaul does not allow for "flex" credits or top-ups on the Free tier, once you consume those 2,000 suggestions, the inline autocomplete will simply stop working until your monthly cycle resets.

When you hit your limit for the month, using web-based AI tools (like ChatGPT or Claude) for your heavier problem-solving can help you keep building until your inline IDE suggestions refresh.
I know this isn't the ideal answer when you're just trying to get your apps built and ready for review!

[rehuux]

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Hello! I use GitHub Copilot inline suggestions a lot, and I always use them up a week or two into the month. I'd really like to upgrade my plan, but it looks like that's not possible at the time because new sign ups are temporarily paused. Is there any way to get unlimited inline suggestions until upgrades are available? Thanks, Unidextrous Prime

Unfortunately, there's no way to get unlimited inline suggestions while new signups are paused. GitHub Copilot Individual plans have a fixed monthly cap of 2000 inline suggestions.

What you can do right now:

1. Stretch your remaining suggestions

· Use Copilot Chat instead of inline suggestions when possible (Chat has separate limits)
· Write longer prompts to get more code in one suggestion
· Turn off Copilot for small tasks (typing variable names, simple boilerplate)

2. Alternative workarounds

Option Works? Notes
Copilot Chat only ✅ Yes Unlimited Chat, but no inline
VS Code extensions ✅ Yes Try Codeium (free tier available) or AWS CodeWhisperer (free)
Use Copilot in IDE only ✅ Yes Inline suggestions are the only limited feature

3. Check if you qualify for free Copilot

· Open source maintainer → Free access
· Student → GitHub Student Pack includes Copilot free
· Teacher → Free access

When will upgrades reopen?

GitHub paused new signups due to high demand. There's no official date, but keep checking:

· GitHub's blog
· Copilot status page

Bottom line:

No unlimited inline suggestions right now. Stretch your remaining usage or try Codeium (free, works very similarly) until Copilot upgrades reopen.