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Substantial News piece (1,008 words) with clear structural organization (Overview / What Changed on April 20 / June 1 Transition / Opus 4.7 Multiplier / Developer Reaction / What We Don't Know). Conservative framing despite covering an industry-defining pricing change.

{"https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/changes-to-github-copilot-individual-plans/":"source-0.html (datePublished 2026-04-20) verified for: Joe Binder VP of product authorship, 'Agentic workflows have fundamentally changed Copilot's compute demands' quote, 'serve existing customers more effectively' framing, Pro+ has 'more than 5x the limits of Pro', 75% notifications in VS Code/CLI, May 20 refund window, Opus 4.5/4.6 removed from Pro+, Opus 4.7 at 7.5x through April 30.","https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/github-copilot-is-moving-to-usage-based-billing/":"source-1.html (datePublished 2026-04-27) verified for: June 1, 2026 cutover, AI Credits replacing PRUs, 1 AI Credit = $0.01 USD, Pro $10/month with $10 in monthly AI Credits, Pro+ $39 with $39 credits, Business $19/user/month with $19 credits, Enterprise $39/user/month with $39 credits, Business $30 promotional / Enterprise $70 promotional through August, code completions and Next Edit suggestions remain unlimited, preview bill experience launching early May.","https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/microsofts_github_grounds_copilot_account/":"source-2.html (datePublished 2026-04-20) verified for: 'Opus 4.5 and 4.6 models will be removed from Pro+ subscriptions', 'Opus 4.7, launched last week, will be available to Pro+, Teams, and Enterprise customers, in conjunction with a 7.5× premium request multiplier as part of promotional pricing until April 30th', '20 percent to 40 percent more expensive per token than predecessors' (article phrases as '20-40%'), GitHub Community forum discussion engagement.","https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/28/microsofts_github_shifts_to_metered/":"source-3.html (datePublished 2026-04-28) verified for: Mario Rodriguez chief product officer attribution, 'Today, a quick chat question and a multi-hour autonomous coding session can cost the user the same amount' quote (verbatim), Opus 4.7 multiplier 7.5x → 27x ('Opus 4.7, subject to a 7.5x multiple under request-based billing, will see its multiplier jump to 27 going forward'), GPT-5.4 multiplier 1x → 6x, preview bill experience early May, 'will get less, but pay the same price' framing of community concerns."}

Every quantitative claim — multipliers, dollar prices, dates, credit allowances, promotional top-ups, refund window — verified verbatim against snapshots. Direct quotes (Binder, Rodriguez) are identical to source text. No fabrications detected.

APPROVE. High-quality News piece with primary-source GitHub blog verification for all pricing/structure claims and Register corroboration for multiplier numbers and developer reaction. Direct quotes verbatim, no misattributions, conservative framing throughout.