Vibe coding just became popular for half a year before being shut down by Microsoft, and the token billing is more expensive than labor costs. The plot twist happened a bit quickly.

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Microsoft hits the vibe Coding pause button: “Burning tokens” is already more expensive than employees.
Original Title: "Microsoft Presses Pause on Vibe Coding: Burning Tokens Is More Expensive Than Employees"
Original Author: Zhang Yongyi, Geek Park

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On May 14, 2026, Microsoft has begun revoking most employees' internal license for Claude Code. The deadline is June 30 — which is also the last day of Microsoft's fiscal year.

Just six months ago, Microsoft was doing the complete opposite — in December 2025, it opened Claude Code to thousands of employees, including engineers, product managers, and designers, encouraging everyone to reshape workflows using vibe coding. Employees liked this tool, but perhaps, they liked it too much.

But six months
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