VS Code 1.118 cuts token usage days after Copilot billing change

GitHub has announced usage‑based billing for Copilot, with the meter set to start running on June 1. Just two days later, Microsoft released VS Code 1.118 under its new weekly release cadence, adding token‑efficiency improvements aimed at reducing how many tokens Copilot consumes. The update is designed to help keep costs down once Copilot’s usage‑based pricing kicks in.