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Effective Tokens replaced by AI Credits

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In the latest gh-aw build, Effective Tokens (ET) have been replaced by AI Credits (AIC) as the primary spend metric.

[!IMPORTANT] AIC is now the default cost metric in gh-aw output. ET remains available only as a legacy compatibility field.

This change reflects GitHub Copilot billing and models.dev pricing. It makes spend tracking directly aligned to monetary cost instead of a normalized token proxy.

What this means in practice

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  • gh aw audit and gh aw logs report AI Credits as the primary spend metric.
  • Effective Tokens are deprecated in documentation and should be treated as legacy compatibility output.
  • Cost reporting and budget discussions should use AIC values.

For repositories that need automatic workflow updates, run:

Terminal window
gh aw fix --write

Metric reference

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  • AI Credits (AIC): primary spend metric (1 AIC = $0.01 USD)
  • Effective Tokens (ET): deprecated legacy metric

Where to read more

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