Shouldn't CoPilot make the thing cheaper? Less need for skilled developers, faster development cycles?

Microsoft increasing prices on a subscription product is an admission that their AI play is failing. The project sucks up money and yields none of the promised returns. Failure to deliver on development, failure to optimize datacenters, failure to reduce required staff in general.

In that case, a lot of software is going to raise their subscription prices. I don't think any AI provider is making profits with these integrations.