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Current multipliers vs from June Opus 4.6 3x -> 27x Opus 4.7 3x -> 27x GPT 5.4 1x -> 6x EDIT: only applies to annual plans

alecsm 6mo ago
GPT 5.4mini is even worse, from 0.33x to 6x which is ~18 times more expensive now.
- minimaxir 6mo ago
  GPT-5.4 and GPT-5.4 mini are now the same price, which, why?
  - t-sauer 6mo ago
    Those multipliers will only apply if you are currently on an annual subscription (and only until your renewal comes up or you cancel). So I assume they simply want to make it as unattractive as possible to get most people to cancel it and move to the token based system.
    - deaux 6mo ago
      That's not an answer. It's specifically a discrepancy between 5.4 and 5.4-mini. If you look at all other models/generations you see that the cheaper model indeed has a lower multiplier. It's very strange that only 5.4 doesn't have this.
      - rs38 6mo ago
        both 5.4 were best bang (-mini even more as I found it usually same well performing!!!) for the buck before. Now they face cost reality it seems.
motoboi 6mo ago
Not apples for apples. Before: - Opus 4.6 each premium request is 3 premium requests After: - Opus 4.6 each dollar spent is 27 dollars in copilot AI Credits. Given that you'll receive 19 dollars of AI Credits in Business plan, that means you can probably say 1 "hi" to opus per month.
- t-sauer 6mo ago
  It is an apples for apples comparison since those new multipliers only count if you are on an annual plan in which case the premium request system stays in place until you either cancel and get a refund or until your renewal comes up. https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/billing/usage-based-billing-for-individuals#if-youre-on-an-annual-plan https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/billing/usage-ba... If you are not on an annual plan, multipliers will be gone completely. You can see the rates that apply instead here: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-billing/models-and-pricing https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-billing...
  - kristjansson 6mo ago
    Based on the pricing and comparing to competitors e.g. bedrock[1] looks like cache-write will only be on 5 minute TTL. [1]: https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/ https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/
  - everfrustrated 6mo ago
    Thanks for that link. Oddly the blog post didn't contain any of this information.
bachmeier 6mo ago
GPT 4.1 had a multiplier of 0.
kristjansson 6mo ago
I think that only applies to held-over users on the annual plan: > Users on annual Pro or Pro+ plans will remain on their existing plan with premium request-based pricing until their plan expires, however, model multipliers will increase on June 1 (see table).
- larschdk 6mo ago
  There will surely be corresponding, different AI credit costs for each model.
  - gpm 6mo ago
    "AI credits" are just US cents. The cost per model is here - and it looks like it is just the API providers API cost: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-billing/models-and-pricing#pricing-tables https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-billing...
- fud101 6mo ago
  Thanks this is helpful. I am on my first month of annual Pro. Should I keep it or cancel it (ask for a refund)?
  - wspittman 6mo ago
    It isn't just the big multiplier increase, they also say "...and no new models or features will be added to annual plans going forward." Can you imagine ten months from now and you're still rolling Sonnet 4.6? Cancel/refund is looking pretty good. They're doing refunds until May 20. "To request a refund, go to Settings → Billing and licensing → Licensing, select Manage subscription, then choose Cancel and refund "subscription". (The phrasing varies slightly depending on your subscription ). This option will be available until May 20."
    - fud101 6mo ago
      Appreciate the info. Have you got a similar opinion of the 'convert to monthly' option they've also provided?

alecsm 6mo ago

GPT 5.4mini is even worse, from 0.33x to 6x which is ~18 times more expensive now.

minimaxir 6mo ago
GPT-5.4 and GPT-5.4 mini are now the same price, which, why?
- t-sauer 6mo ago
  Those multipliers will only apply if you are currently on an annual subscription (and only until your renewal comes up or you cancel). So I assume they simply want to make it as unattractive as possible to get most people to cancel it and move to the token based system.
  - deaux 6mo ago
    That's not an answer. It's specifically a discrepancy between 5.4 and 5.4-mini. If you look at all other models/generations you see that the cheaper model indeed has a lower multiplier. It's very strange that only 5.4 doesn't have this.
    - rs38 6mo ago
      both 5.4 were best bang (-mini even more as I found it usually same well performing!!!) for the buck before. Now they face cost reality it seems.

motoboi 6mo ago

Not apples for apples. Before: - Opus 4.6 each premium request is 3 premium requests After: - Opus 4.6 each dollar spent is 27 dollars in copilot AI Credits. Given that you'll receive 19 dollars of AI Credits in Business plan, that means you can probably say 1 "hi" to opus per month.

t-sauer 6mo ago
It is an apples for apples comparison since those new multipliers only count if you are on an annual plan in which case the premium request system stays in place until you either cancel and get a refund or until your renewal comes up. https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/billing/usage-based-billing-for-individuals#if-youre-on-an-annual-plan https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/billing/usage-ba... If you are not on an annual plan, multipliers will be gone completely. You can see the rates that apply instead here: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-billing/models-and-pricing https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-billing...
- kristjansson 6mo ago
  Based on the pricing and comparing to competitors e.g. bedrock[1] looks like cache-write will only be on 5 minute TTL. [1]: https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/ https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/pricing/
- everfrustrated 6mo ago
  Thanks for that link. Oddly the blog post didn't contain any of this information.

bachmeier 6mo ago

GPT 4.1 had a multiplier of 0.

kristjansson 6mo ago

I think that only applies to held-over users on the annual plan: > Users on annual Pro or Pro+ plans will remain on their existing plan with premium request-based pricing until their plan expires, however, model multipliers will increase on June 1 (see table).

larschdk 6mo ago
There will surely be corresponding, different AI credit costs for each model.
- gpm 6mo ago
  "AI credits" are just US cents. The cost per model is here - and it looks like it is just the API providers API cost: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-billing/models-and-pricing#pricing-tables https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/reference/copilot-billing...
fud101 6mo ago
Thanks this is helpful. I am on my first month of annual Pro. Should I keep it or cancel it (ask for a refund)?
- wspittman 6mo ago
  It isn't just the big multiplier increase, they also say "...and no new models or features will be added to annual plans going forward." Can you imagine ten months from now and you're still rolling Sonnet 4.6? Cancel/refund is looking pretty good. They're doing refunds until May 20. "To request a refund, go to Settings → Billing and licensing → Licensing, select Manage subscription, then choose Cancel and refund "subscription". (The phrasing varies slightly depending on your subscription ). This option will be available until May 20."
  - fud101 6mo ago
    Appreciate the info. Have you got a similar opinion of the 'convert to monthly' option they've also provided?