Github Copilot throws rate limit exceeded error, even after an active subscription!

[qazi9amaan]

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I've an active subscription for a year but it keeps throwing this error and the Github copilot fails

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[fahim9778]

@qazi9amaan
Please contact GitHub support as per the last paragraph of this message.

[qazi9amaan]

Is there any other way to contact to GitHub other than creating a ticket? @fahim9778

[iamcjwilliams]

@qazi9amaan Please refer to this post

[lpm0073]

+1
i recently signed up for a paid plan which, until just now, has worked well from inside of VS Code. But, i'm just sitting down to start code, and i got this response on my first prompts. I'd been away from my machine for at least 10 hours, and so the "rate limit" assertion seems misguided.

Edit: in my case the problem appears temporary. i only got the "rate limit" response for a few minutes.

[epipolarity]

Yes, getting lots of rate limit messages the last couple of days on my paid subscription, and i'm not using it heavily. Only seems to affect 'chat' style interactions in the vscode sidebar or in the editor using CTRL+I, as opposed to code 'completions' in the editor which seem unaffected.

[kkc-tonywu]

Me too...

[JimNayzium]

This is happening to me today. I pay for the Business Co-Pilot not on the free version and I haven't done much of anything differently today than any other day and it jsut start throttling me for what seems like no apparent reason. Any ideas as to why this happens randomly?

[ThimanKrish]

@JimNayzium Just happened for me. I also have a paid version. Tried restarting vscode, open a new chat but no luck. Seems like an ongoing issue for many. I saw there are lots of recent comments in here microsoft/vscode-copilot-release#732

[ThimanKrish]

@JimNayzium Check now. It's back again. Seems like not enough resources for recent demand.

[christopherdude]

Me, as well. I only use it for Visual Studio, haven't used VS in about a week, and suddenly I've exceeded my usage? They have no problem taking my money, but no way to reach any support to figure this out?

[nn1k4]

I am encountering an issue that is affecting my ability to use your plugin. I keep receiving the error "Rate Limit Exceeded," and this happens every day. This significantly hinders my usage of the plugin, which is unacceptable given that I have a paid subscription.

Please look into this matter as soon as possible and provide a solution.

Thank you!

[Hatherall]

Im now getting the same error all of the time, not even using it heavily either, with a paid Pro annual subscription..

[awolfson2]

same

[toolateralus]

same here

[sheisrachel]

same

[gmcosta100]

Same is happening every other time I share the error code from debug file for reviewing.
Now, it did start to impact my productivity. I can't move forward with the system stopping me. Anyone knows how to resolve it?

[simlei]

also not excited about this. I am asking myself if I somehow let my subscription run out after one (!) :Copilot invocation in the vim plugin gives me the rate limit message. Please do better asap.

[taholmes160]

Having the same issue -- this is NOT cool -- im a paying user

[Ozolinsj87]

im also having issue with Error uploading image Error: rate-limit-exceeded. now for two days it still keeps returning that error, I even took Copilot Pro version but still cant upload image

[PieterPaulussen]

Experiencing the same issue in VS Code...

[medichops1]

I am having the same issue. After a couple of chats it returns a rate limit error. It makes it pretty worthless and not worth paying for. I'd rather pay more and get a decent limit as it's able to work with me one just a couple of things before I need to wait an hour to use it again. Really bad.

[AMBudnik]

Same here. I tried everything and still get the Error uploading image Error: rate-limit-exceeded. It's been 5 days now.

[Kipperlenny]

I get this rate limit error all the time... like every second prompt... I am a paying user - how can I pay more to have a higher rate limit?

[nikushx]

Please like this comment if you think this is utterly unacceptable and pledge to cancel the subscription by 1/1/2025 if it is not addressed.

I've been plagued by this and tried for days and weeks to figure out the issue and there is no clear reason why I'm dumping money into an AI that I can't even use.

I am fed up.

inb4 - we've reached out to support and we're kicked around

[nikushx]

@Kipperlenny @AMBudnik @medichops1 @taholmes160

[AMBudnik]

Today the service was offline and now I am able to use the upload without any errors. Hope it works for you as well.

[kumerian]

It's good to see that this bug is still going strong after 2 years....

[charithharshana]

Correct

[AwwCoconuts]

(paid account) Regardless of model selection, am being rate limited almost immediately. Even after real life overnight sleep, am lucky to get in a couple requests before being told must wait for up to 10 hrs (longest so far)! Basically making this paid subscription useless.. still happening daily as of (1/30/25). C'mon GIT w it! :)

edit: Additionally, if it helps debug, my account dashboard show ZERO usage across ALL categories (paid or not) which simply cannot be correct.

[shaxxx]

Today I had time to test my Copilot Pro for the first time for something other than "write me a function that does.." and hit the rate limit within maybe one hour.
I was disappointed since before subscribing I double checked for any "small letters" limits.

Now, disappointed as I am, I can understand the fact that nothing is"unlimited" and I think the tone set in this discussions is counter productive.
What does bothers me is GitHub reaction to this.
It's obvious that sagnificant number of Pro users has hit the limit, and claim of 0.01% of users is not valid.
Instead of being transparent with your rate limit policy, even after numerous open (and locked) tickets you fail to publish details about how and when rate limits occurs, and under what conditions.
That's not good bussiness.

Publish exact details about rate limits
Improve the client to be transparent about usage data, time/tokens left to reach the limit, and correct information how long will rate limiting last when Offer different subscription tiers with different pricing and limits.

Everything else will just keep generating more angry customers.

[q00u]

This is the number one search result when googling this error message. Mark me down too as a paying customer hitting the rate limit after very little usage.

Something is definitely broken today. Or the rate limits have been lowered to the point of uselessness. Either way, it is not currently in a state worth paying for.

[EFlynn7778]

I am a new user to Copilot. I have been using the free version with zero trouble, no rate limits or anything. It just simply kept working with zero complaints.

I upgraded to a paid plan and I instantly get hit with rate limits.

This is silly. Every request gets hit with a rate limit to wait several minutes.

I should have just kept using the free version.

[charithharshana]

same error with Roo Cline and Cline :(

[nikushx]

GitHub has failed to address this issue that they are effectively stealing $100 we all paid them for a broken service.

Cancel your Copilot subscription and go download Cursor.

Thank me later.

[gmcosta100]

Agreed on cancelling it. No improvement after such a long time, unfortunately.

[kumerian]

Alas, Cursor isn't even close to being a decent replacement. As long as it doesn't integrate into anything, it'll always be limited.

I use VSCode and ADF. Github Copilot perfectly integrates with both of them. Cursor doesn't.

[nikushx]

FWIW - VS Code extensions are entirely usable in Cursor.

[kumerian]

FWIW - VS Code extensions are entirely usable in Cursor.

That's not very useful. It needs to be the other way around.

[nikushx]

FWIW - VS Code extensions are entirely usable in Cursor.

That's not very useful. It needs to be the other way around.

Not sure I understand. You can install GitHub CoPilot in Cursor if you really want...

[EFlynn7778]

I have now been booted to the very back of the line with 11 hour waits.

[newideas99]

Ya can we get more clarification on this

[Jigglefrizz]

I'm also getting rate limited. I've made my own ticket... no reply.

[AwwCoconuts]

After opening a ticket- i received the following reply:
"The Copilot rate limits are typically triggered by a significant amount of tokens being used at once, there are a few ways this can happen:
Entering large log texts directly into Copilot Chat
Maintaining long conversations with GitHub Copilot
Having a moderate conversation that at some point contains a log paste
In all cases, you should be able to reduce your token usage by starting a new conversation. The reason longer conversations can cause issues is because Copilot will read the entire conversation history when considering a response, so starting fresh will often resolve this.
If you have cleared your conversation history but are still being regularly rate limited, please reach out and I will investigate this further for you."

I have had to reach out further, as I am still being rate limited after starting brand new chats, and making single line requests (even after several hours)...

[kumerian]

Yup, I guess we all got that boilerplate reply that doesn't really address anything. Next you'll be told that Roo is a problem even though you're not using it. That was the last thing I heard. Then it went all silent.

[cbunting99]

I too started getting the rate limit. But looking at this reply from the ticket, I'm not sure I understand why our tokens increase because of how long our conversations may be or because copilot rereads the conversation history. Tokens should only accumulate from writing text, code, edits etc.