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Spending $40,000 in Copilot for $40

2026-05-19 Science & Technology
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Theo - t3․gg
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The way GitHub Copilot was handling usage is hilariously bad. So bad I got to spend thousands of dollars worth of tokens for just $40. Thank you Clerk for sponsoring! Check them out at: https://soydev.link/clerk Want to sponsor a video? Learn more here: https://soydev.link/sponsor-me Check out my Twitch, Twitter, Discord more at https://t3.gg S/O @Ph4seon3 for the awesome edit 🙏

Top Comments (10)

@techworld3255 2026-05-19

This is why we can't have nice things

709 20 replies
@Happ1ness 2026-05-19

I knew he'd become evil. It all started when he dyed his hair...

462 5 replies
@orionh5535 2026-05-19

You know what you can exploit theo? Obsidian

298 8 replies
@martins3037 2026-05-19

Sending a single message that runs for 16 hours and processes over 111M tokens for a fraction of a $40 subscription is an insane loophole.

262 3 replies
@colin_williams_dev 2026-05-19

yeah and the rest of us were just silently enjoying this (and shaking our heads at claude bros). to bad its ruined now

211 4 replies
@Hrzybs 2026-05-19

Next video: Copilot is OVER (they banned me? 😮)

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@Echolonious 2026-05-19

"I'm gonna see if I can hit 40 grand, and we're gonna do it together." Bro spent 40 bands of Microslop's money on my entertainment 😭👏👏👏👏

90 1 replies
@OmarKhanMOK 2026-05-19

You know what doesn't cost $46,000 (or $40)? Obsidian, the GOAT.

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@mrsrhardy 2026-05-19

SUSPENDED NEW SIGNUPS... He isnt hurting them, he is showing how the old version which he has grandfathered for now is GOLDEN

33 1 replies
@dmmetzpaul 2026-05-19

Theo: there isn't enough compute. Also Theo: watch me waste all this compute!

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