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GPT-5.5 is generally available for GitHub Copilot

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Re: GPT-5.5 is generally available for GitHub Copilot

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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.

Re: GPT-5.5 is generally available for GitHub Copilot

#4

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.

Re: GPT-5.5 is generally available for GitHub Copilot

#5

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.

> 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.

Re: GPT-5.5 is generally available for GitHub Copilot

#7

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.

You got caught out by AI-generated slop news.

Re: GPT-5.5 is generally available for GitHub Copilot

#9
post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As of this week, the "request" gravy train is over. Github copilot now meters tokens not requests.

You got caught out by AI-generated slop news.

Oh yeah? Still think so?

https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/github-copilo...

Re: GPT-5.5 is generally available for GitHub Copilot

#10
post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.