GitHub traffic explosion driven by agents: paid-only hosting isn't the solution
steipete · x · 2026-08-19
An observer notes that GitHub's massive traffic surge is driven by agent-based traffic, mostly on OSS/free plans. While some celebrate paid-only git hosting as a reaction, the author argues that paid-only competition would only make GitHub's business model harder to justify, potentially worsening the free tier for everyone.
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