GitHub Copilot Pro claims to have no limit on the number of messages and interactions, but why are there still restrictions in prompts? Nowhere does it clearly state how many times it is limited?

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GitHub Copilot Pro claims to have no limit on the number of messages and interactions, but why are there still restrictions in prompts? Nowhere does it clearly state how many times it is limited?

[bpzhang]

Yes, when I use 3.5 or 3.7 Q&A, if I try too many times, it will limit the number of times and ask me to try again later, but it doesn't say when that is? This experience is very bad. It seems that the pro version only has more times than the free version

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GitHub Copilot Pro claims to have no limit on the number of messages and interactions, but why are there still restrictions in prompts? Nowhere does it clearly state how many times it is limited?

Hello, Is there anyone?

[GR0UD]

Copilot Pro (and even the new “unlimited” plans) still have soft rate limits that aren’t documented publicly.

From community testing:

• ~50–80 long prompts per hour on GPT-4o models
• Higher limits on 3.5/3.7 but they kick in faster on repetitive Q&A
• The “try again later” usually resets after 15–60 minutes

The official docs only say “no hard limit” they never promised truly unlimited. Best current advice:

• Keep sessions short
• Use Copilot in VS Code / JetBrains for much higher limits
• If you hit it often, it’s worth opening a ticket with exact timestamps so the team can check your account.

Would help if you reply here with roughly how many prompts you sent before the limit hit.