Just wondering who has tried Economy - Auto, as the Economy model? I tried it last night as it is 50% discount but it ended up costing more! I did a side-by-side analysis today between Economy Auto and Economy Claude Sonnet 4.6, and plugged it into Copilot;
Best Value: Economy Claude Sonnet 4.6
It is consistently:
• 3×–4× cheaper overall
• 2×–3× cheaper per line processed
• slightly cheaper per action
• more predictable
• less prone to long, expensive runs
Economy Auto only looks competitive when it finishes quickly, but your logs show that it usually runs longer and costs more.