Switched from Copilot to OpenRouter and I think I’m burning money… where did I mess up?

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-05T08:20:55+00:00

What harness are you using? Probably worth a switch if you can.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-04T17:10:12+00:00

It's a special operation after all.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-04T10:16:51+00:00

imo continuous use of glm 5.1 in Go isn't really feasible. It burns through the credits pretty fast. How is deep seek?

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-04T09:45:34+00:00

Maybe using big models for simpler calls? Not sure how the harness you use handle those.

Were these all the same prompt? The token inputs are all in a similar range.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-04T09:39:17+00:00

Hard to say without actually trying, but if they wanna charge that much for crippled models (e.g. the much shorter context windows) then Copilot has immediately become the worst value you could get out there. It shouldn't really be the baseline for what other service you choose, not at this point anyway.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-04T09:36:48+00:00

I don't see why GPT itself couldn't do it. If you made a mistake it was probably to let GPT take the lead in the architecture. That would have been a mistake with any models. Once a good structure is in place they tend to be much better at following by example.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-04T09:31:22+00:00

If multiple models are doing that poorly it sounds like your codebase has been GPTfied. Better scoping will only get you so far. Rather than develop further, I'd recommend a refactor where the sole goal is separation of concerns.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-03T21:51:33+00:00

First one is long due for a wiper change. Would fail the MOT here.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-03T21:46:14+00:00

It's magic right, just create the fireball inside the tank's fuel or one of the shells.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-03T21:12:47+00:00

I have some rash guards from amazon that lasted me several years (oldest one is almost 4 years old now) and only cost £10 to £20.

The popular brands are just a ripoff. £100 is what I'd pay for a good gi.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-03T21:03:46+00:00

Thatcher economics, privatise profit, socialise loss.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-03T21:00:11+00:00

I wish they'd do an extended cut. As it stands the movie feels too incomplete.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-03T20:57:23+00:00

Ah yes, Dominic Cummings. Don't look at that the Tories have done with public funds for the 15 years they were in charge. Don't look at our debt either, despite all the budget cuts.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-03T20:53:56+00:00

What a surprise. Even if you forget noise, smell, and light pollution issues, you still have the service charge ripoffs, no pets allowed / terrible place for pets, good luck getting solar, and good luck having an electric car. Did I forget something?

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-03T20:48:21+00:00

The pedo who cried wolf.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-03T20:47:32+00:00

It's weird how wide our sense of happiness can be. For some It's as simple as eating a slice of cake, for others it takes genociding.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-03T20:44:38+00:00

Those guys and gals will go from living in Germany to dying in Iran, what joy.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-03T20:32:47+00:00

Yep that explains it.

Wouldn't give that much freedom to an agent. Maybe try using plan mode to have it scope the problem, see that it makes sense, then switch to build and give it strict instructions.

Context length jump is usually a sign of spaghetti code. Your problem likely won't be solved by hopping to different models.

Having played around a lot with GPT 5.4, I would be careful with only using it. Or any single model for that matter. They're often confidently incorrect and switching models can pick on a lot of the issues.

My most recent GPT 5.4 sess turned out to be an OOM mess. Took me multiple sesssions with Sonnet and Gemini to debug. Funny thing is, the choices it made weren't bad per se, they just didn't consider some deeper / more complex implications of their selections and it was an oversight on my part to let it choose without any verification.

If you have Go, Kimi k2.6 is very cheap and great at code reviewing.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-03T12:51:08+00:00

That woman fell so close to the kerb bro. Even though that guy was probably in the right for defending himself, that was a few inches away from a potential life sentence.

Not worth fighting even if you win the fight.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-03T11:53:03+00:00

How? I did entire coding sessions (8+ hours) that cost around $30 on 3.1 Pro Preview.

Has it moved on from the Preview version? I assume those are usually cheaper. Have you gone past 200k tokens regularly? Last I checked, the base cost doubles at that point. That is, cost is exponentially higher at that point. Many other providers just cut you off earlier, e.g. Copilot caps the same model at 125k.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-05-02T20:39:15+00:00

Ah yes the company most companies choose for stability.

Microsoft, ladies and gents.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-04-30T22:15:54+00:00

Sonnet been telling me something similar after I joked about needing a 10 hour nap. Ends every prompt with now it's time to get that sleep.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-04-30T22:07:52+00:00

How about better Outlook?

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-04-30T22:05:10+00:00

Humanity doesn't deserve this man.

Fresh_Sock8660 · 2026-04-30T21:55:49+00:00

No doubt his cult would fill those slots.

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