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title: "Tokens Just don't go as far as they used to"
description: "Not sure if this is simply the flavor of the month, or a shift in gpt5.4 being super subsidized on release and now that we have gpt5.4-mini-fast out they..."
date: 2026-04-18
published: true
tags:
  - ping
template: ping
---


Not sure if this is simply the flavor of the month, or a shift in gpt5.4
being super subsidized on release and now that we have gpt5.4-mini-fast out
they have shifted, but I'm burning through half of my $20 gippity sub in a
day with hobby level use.  Second week in a row its burning so fast.