It's interesting that the API token cost of GPT-5.5 is double the cost of GPT-5.4, but Copilot charges a 7.5x multiplier and gates the model in premium plans. Clearly, they severely underpriced previous models like GPT-5.4 which they sell at $0.04 per request -- and these models can of course work for 30+ minutes in response to a single request and incur costs of several dollars.
Or well, not really, I know so. It was AI slop about an event that ended up happening. I can create 15 AI slop articles today about likely future events.
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It's interesting that the API token cost of GPT-5.5 is double the cost of GPT-5.4, but Copilot charges a 7.5x multiplier and gates the model in premium plans. Clearly, they severely underpriced previous models like GPT-5.4 which they sell at $0.04 per request -- and these models can of course work for 30+ minutes in response to a single request and incur costs of several dollars.
As of this week, the "request" gravy train is over. Github copilot now meters tokens not requests.
Where are you reading this?
I can't find anything that's been officially announced yet. It's just one article that's getting copied and pasted in various "news" outlets.
You got caught out by AI-generated slop news.
Oh yeah? Still think so?
https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/github-copilo...
Yes.
Or well, not really, I know so. It was AI slop about an event that ended up happening. I can create 15 AI slop articles today about likely future events.
Worse service for over double the price. By Grabthar's hammer... what a savings.
why don't we go to chatgpt plans direct? GPT-5.5 is about 2x over GPT-5.4 there.
will take a look