Copilot Subscription Expiry False Positive

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I paid for my copilot pro 10USD on Thursday 26th 2026 and on Friday 27th I could not use it, citing the reason below
Failed to get copilot token due to: Your account's billing is currently locked because recent account charges have failed. Please check the 'Billing & plans' section in your settings. You are currently logged in as basebandit.

[madebymustafa]

This usually happens when the billing system hasn’t fully updated yet. Even if you just paid, GitHub can temporarily show your Copilot Pro plan as expired until the payment is fully processed on their side.

A few simple things to try:

• Double check your Billing & plans page to confirm the payment actually went through
• Log out of GitHub and log back in to refresh your subscription status
• Restart your editor if you’re using Copilot in VS Code

If everything looks paid but it’s still locked after a few hours, I’d contact GitHub Support and include a screenshot of the payment confirmation. They can manually fix it if the subscription didn’t sync properly.

Most of the time it’s just a short billing delay. Hope this helps 🙌

[Sreeshan7]

The error message indicates that your account billing is locked due to a failed charge, even though you paid the $10 for Copilot Pro.

This usually happens when:

A previous payment attempt failed (even temporarily)

Your bank declined or reversed a charge

There was a card verification issue

GitHub attempted to charge tax or a pending balance separately

When billing is locked, Copilot access is automatically suspended until the issue is resolved.

To fix this:

Go to GitHub → Settings → Billing & Plans

Check for any “Failed” or “Past Due” payments

Update your payment method (even if it looks correct)

Retry the failed payment manually if the option appears

If everything shows as paid but the lock remains, contact GitHub Support and include:

Your GitHub username (basebandit)

Invoice ID for the $10 payment

Screenshot of the billing page

The exact error message

Once the failed charge is cleared, Copilot access should automatically restore.