fix: unknown model pricing — better error options and accurate issue title by Copilot · Pull Request #45985 · github/gh-aw

Copilot · 2026-07-16T12:16:55Z

When max-ai-credits is active and the model isn't in the built-in pricing table, the failure message had a misleading option and the generated issue title said "timed out" even when the root cause was the missing pricing.

Changes

`unknown_model_ai_credits.md`

Added Option 2: add model pricing directly in frontmatter via models.providers:

models:
  providers:
    openai:            # github-copilot | anthropic | openai | google
      models:
        my-custom-model:
          cost:
            input: "3.75e-06"
            output: "1.5e-05"

Removed the incorrect defaultAiCreditsPricing: 3.0 option — wrong type (object not scalar) and wrong location (lives under apiProxy, not models)

`handle_agent_failure.cjs`

Added unknownModelAICredits to buildFailureIssueTitle with priority above isTimedOut
When both flags are true (unknown pricing causes the run to exhaust its time budget), the issue title is now [aw] {workflow} has unknown model pricing instead of the misleading timed out
Passes the flag at the call site

Tests

Added case for unknownModelAICredits in buildFailureIssueTitle parameterized tests
Added explicit test asserting unknownModelAICredits beats isTimedOut when both are set

Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>

- Add Option 2 in unknown_model_ai_credits.md showing how to add model pricing via models.providers in frontmatter - Remove the incorrect defaultAiCreditsPricing: 3.0 sample (Option 3) and renumber remaining options - Add unknownModelAICredits flag to buildFailureIssueTitle with higher priority than isTimedOut, so the issue title accurately reflects the model pricing error instead of showing 'timed out' - Pass unknownModelAICredits at the call site - Add test cases for the new flag and priority behavior Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>

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pelikhan · 2026-07-16T12:21:57Z

@copilot give examples for all fields (cached...)

…cing example Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>

Copilot · 2026-07-16T12:45:02Z

@copilot give examples for all fields (cached...)

Done — the cost block in Option 2 now shows all five fields with inline comments:

cost:
  input: "3.75e-06"      # $3.75 per million input tokens (required)
  output: "1.5e-05"      # $15.00 per million output tokens (required)
  cache_read: "3.75e-07" # $0.375 per million cached-read tokens (optional)
  cache_write: "4.5e-06" # $4.50 per million cache-write tokens (optional)
  reasoning: "1.5e-05"   # $15.00 per million reasoning tokens (optional, defaults to output price)

The trailing text also clarifies that only input and output are required.

Copilot

Pull request overview

This pull request improves the “unknown model pricing” failure experience when max-ai-credits is enabled by updating the remediation guidance and ensuring the generated failure issue title reflects the true root cause (unknown pricing) rather than a secondary symptom (timeout).

Changes:

Update the unknown-model AI credits guidance to include frontmatter-based per-model pricing via models.providers and remove the previously misleading fallback suggestion.
Add unknownModelAICredits as a higher-priority signal in buildFailureIssueTitle, including propagating the flag at the call site.
Extend the buildFailureIssueTitle tests to cover the new title and precedence over isTimedOut.

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File	Description
actions/setup/md/unknown_model_ai_credits.md	Updates the end-user remediation options shown for unknown model pricing failures.
actions/setup/js/handle_agent_failure.cjs	Adds `unknownModelAICredits` handling to issue title generation and passes the flag through.
actions/setup/js/handle_agent_failure.test.cjs	Adds test coverage for the new title and precedence behavior.

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+Use the `models.providers` field to supply per-token pricing for your custom model. Use the provider key that matches your engine (`github-copilot`, `anthropic`, `openai`, `google`):



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 ```

+Use the provider key matching your engine: `github-copilot` (Copilot), `anthropic` (Claude), `openai` (Codex), or `google` (Gemini).


  // Keep HTTP 400 below AI-credits signals: quota/rate-limit indicates an account-level
  // budget state that should take precedence when both classes are detected.
  if (options.http400ResponseError) return `[aw] ${workflowName} hit HTTP 400 bad request`;
+  // Unknown model pricing is a configuration error that may also trigger a timeout;
+  // report it explicitly so the title is not misleadingly "timed out".
+  if (options.unknownModelAICredits) return `[aw] ${workflowName} has unknown model pricing`;


github-actions · 2026-07-16T12:55:37Z

🤖 PR Triage

Field	Value
Category	`bug`
Risk	🟢 Low
Score	58 (impact 25 + urgency 18 + quality 15)
Action	`batch_review`
Batch	`bug-small` (with #45982)

Rationale: Small targeted fix (3 files, +29/-8). Fixes misleading error message and wrong issue title for unknown model pricing. Includes tests. Batch with #45982 (similar small bug fixes).

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github-actions · 2026-07-16T19:58:08Z

🎉 This pull request is included in a new release.

Release: v0.82.11

Copilot AI and others added 3 commits July 16, 2026 12:00

plan: fix unknown model pricing message and issue title

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Co-authored-by: pelikhan <4175913+pelikhan@users.noreply.github.com>

fix: add provider key note to models.providers example

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Copilot AI changed the title ~~fix: update unknown model pricing message and issue title~~ fix: unknown model pricing — better error options and accurate issue title Jul 16, 2026

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docs: add all cost fields (cache_read, cache_write, reasoning) to pri…

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fix: detect Claude Code 401 auth errors in claude_harness #45982

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