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GitHub Copilot relies on OpenAI's Codex and GPT-series models under the hood, meaning Microsoft pays OpenAI inference costs for every API call

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50%

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Medium-term (~90 days)

Relevance

7/2/2026

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Valid until: 9/30/2026

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Token Doomsday: The Industry Truth Behind AI Coding's Spiraling Costs

bilibili机器之心官方6/11/2026

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