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GitHub Copilot now uses prompt caching, tool search, and automatic model selection (HyDRA) to reduce cost and improve efficiency, achieving 3.3x savings while matching OpenRouter Auto's resolution rate.

More of every Copilot session goes toward useful work, so your credits go further, with no change to how you work. Prompt caching and tool search reduce repeated context, while Auto selects models based on task intent and real-time model health. In evaluations, HyDRA matched OpenRouter Auto’s 70.8% resolution rate at 3.3x the savings.

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More of every Copilot session goes toward useful work, so your credits go further, with no change to how you work.

Prompt caching and tool search reduce repeated context, while Auto selects models based on task intent and real-time model health. In evaluations, HyDRA matched OpenRouter Auto’s 70.8% resolution rate at 3.3x the savings.

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