# Agent Economy 'Auto'

**URL:** <https://replit.discourse.group/t/agent-economy-auto/13169>\
**Category:** Agent & Assistant\
**Created:** [August 13, 2026, 9:45am UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/agent-economy-auto/13169 "2026-08-13T09:45:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![marktkingston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@marktkingston](https://replit.discourse.group/u/marktkingston)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2026, 9:45am UTC](https://replit.discourse.group/t/agent-economy-auto/13169/1 "2026-08-13T09:45:01Z")

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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.