Summary
The tiers change how Copilot weighs cost, quality and response time while retaining per-prompt model selection. The feature is rolling out in Visual Studio Code, Copilot CLI and the Copilot app.
Why it matters
Developers and engineering teams gain direct control over the cost-versus-quality trade-off in AI-assisted coding.
Related coverage
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