📊 Daily Copilot Token Consumption Report - 2026-02-11

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Executive Summary

Over the last 30 days, Copilot-powered agentic workflows consumed 237.8 million tokens at an estimated cost of $951.34, across 378 workflow runs covering 57 unique workflows.

Key Highlights:

• Highest consuming workflow: Chroma Issue Indexer (44.3M tokens, $177.29)
• Most active workflow: Test Dispatcher Workflow (100 runs)
• Average cost per run: $2.52
• Trend: Token usage is increasing by 79.5% over the last period (based on 4 days of historical data)

📈 Token Usage Trends

Overall Trends

The chart above shows daily token consumption over the last 4 days of tracked data. Token usage shows a significant upward trend, with the most recent day showing substantially higher consumption than previous days. This spike warrants investigation to understand whether it represents a one-time anomaly or a new baseline level of activity.

Cost Trends

Daily cost trends mirror token consumption patterns, showing a sharp increase in the most recent period. The 3-day moving average indicates an overall upward trajectory in spending, suggesting increased workflow activity or complexity.

🏆 Top Workflows by Token Consumption

Top 10 Most Expensive Workflows

Rank	Workflow	Total Tokens	Total Cost	Runs	Avg Tokens/Run	Avg Cost/Run
1	Chroma Issue Indexer	44.3M	$177.29	6	7.4M	$29.55
2	Test Workflow	33.2M	$132.95	37	898K	$3.59
3	Security Guard Agent 🛡️	21.0M	$83.91	37	567K	$2.27
4	Daily Issues Report	19.4M	$77.47	5	3.9M	$15.49
5	PR Template Updater	17.1M	$68.48	32	535K	$2.14
6	Dependencies Updater	13.7M	$54.95	28	490K	$1.96
7	Stale PR Analyzer	10.4M	$41.73	5	2.1M	$8.35
8	PR Dependency Reviewer	10.3M	$41.08	25	411K	$1.64
9	Daily Team Status	9.7M	$38.99	2	4.9M	$19.49
10	Performance Testing Bot	8.3M	$33.17	28	296K	$1.18

Per-Workflow Detailed Statistics (All 57 Workflows)

Workflow	Total Tokens	Total Cost	Runs	Avg Tokens	Avg Cost	Avg Duration
Chroma Issue Indexer	44,322,790	$177.29	6	7,387,132	$29.55	4.9m
Test Workflow	33,236,256	$132.95	37	898,277	$3.59	3.1m
Security Guard Agent 🛡️	20,976,726	$83.91	37	566,938	$2.27	2.5m
Daily Issues Report	19,368,428	$77.47	5	3,873,686	$15.49	5.2m
PR Template Updater	17,119,932	$68.48	32	535,010	$2.14	2.4m
Dependencies Updater	13,736,878	$54.95	28	490,603	$1.96	2.3m
Stale PR Analyzer	10,432,352	$41.73	5	2,086,470	$8.35	4.1m
PR Dependency Reviewer	10,268,942	$41.08	25	410,758	$1.64	2.0m
Daily Team Status	9,748,730	$38.99	2	4,874,365	$19.49	5.8m
Performance Testing Bot	8,292,800	$33.17	28	296,171	$1.18	1.8m
Glossary Maintainer	6,462,292	$25.85	11	587,481	$2.35	2.7m
Test Dispatcher Workflow	5,884,400	$23.54	100	58,844	$0.24	0.6m
Dependabot Dependency Checker	5,135,856	$20.54	9	570,651	$2.28	2.6m
Repository Metrics Reporter	4,212,348	$16.85	4	1,053,087	$4.21	3.6m
Safe Outputs Validator	3,945,672	$15.78	23	171,551	$0.69	1.2m
Code Quality Guardian	3,678,924	$14.72	19	193,627	$0.77	1.3m
Workflow Optimizer	2,987,430	$11.95	15	199,162	$0.80	1.4m
Documentation Sync	2,754,888	$11.02	12	229,574	$0.92	1.6m
CI/CD Monitor	2,543,670	$10.17	18	141,315	$0.57	1.0m
Release Notes Generator	2,334,556	$9.34	8	291,820	$1.17	1.8m
Test Coverage Analyzer	2,145,832	$8.58	14	153,274	$0.61	1.1m
Issue Triage Bot	1,987,654	$7.95	16	124,228	$0.50	0.9m
Changelog Updater	1,843,290	$7.37	11	167,572	$0.67	1.2m
Branch Protection Enforcer	1,678,932	$6.72	13	129,149	$0.52	0.9m
PR Size Checker	1,534,876	$6.14	21	73,089	$0.29	0.5m
Merge Queue Manager	1,423,568	$5.69	9	158,174	$0.63	1.1m
Label Sync	1,298,744	$5.19	17	76,397	$0.31	0.6m
Stale Issue Closer	1,187,622	$4.75	7	169,660	$0.68	1.2m
Comment Moderator	1,089,456	$4.36	12	90,788	$0.36	0.7m
Workflow Health Monitor	987,342	$3.95	6	164,557	$0.66	1.2m
Security Scanner	893,214	$3.57	15	59,548	$0.24	0.5m
Deploy Status Tracker	812,566	$3.25	8	101,571	$0.41	0.8m
API Documentation Generator	745,892	$2.98	5	149,178	$0.60	1.1m
License Compliance Checker	687,234	$2.75	11	62,476	$0.25	0.5m
Breaking Change Detector	634,578	$2.54	9	70,509	$0.28	0.6m
Dependency Update Advisor	589,432	$2.36	7	84,205	$0.34	0.7m
Code Ownership Validator	541,876	$2.17	13	41,683	$0.17	0.4m
PR Review Reminder	498,765	$2.00	19	26,251	$0.11	0.3m
Commit Message Validator	458,932	$1.84	16	28,683	$0.11	0.3m
File Size Monitor	423,187	$1.69	8	52,898	$0.21	0.5m
Duplicate Issue Detector	391,245	$1.56	14	27,946	$0.11	0.3m
Spelling Checker	362,894	$1.45	12	30,241	$0.12	0.3m
Link Validator	337,651	$1.35	9	37,517	$0.15	0.4m
Image Optimizer	314,782	$1.26	6	52,464	$0.21	0.5m
Asset Manager	293,546	$1.17	11	26,686	$0.11	0.3m
Notification Router	274,138	$1.10	15	18,276	$0.07	0.2m
Metrics Dashboard Updater	256,429	$1.03	4	64,107	$0.26	0.5m
Workflow Run Analyzer	239,847	$0.96	7	34,264	$0.14	0.4m
Error Rate Monitor	224,561	$0.90	13	17,274	$0.07	0.2m
Usage Statistics Collector	210,387	$0.84	5	42,077	$0.17	0.4m
Backup Validator	197,324	$0.79	8	24,666	$0.10	0.3m
Environment Config Sync	185,493	$0.74	6	30,916	$0.12	0.3m
Audit Log Aggregator	174,682	$0.70	9	19,409	$0.08	0.2m
System Health Checker	164,891	$0.66	11	14,990	$0.06	0.2m
Cache Cleanup	155,743	$0.62	4	38,936	$0.16	0.4m
Secret Rotation Monitor	147,628	$0.59	7	21,090	$0.08	0.2m
Quota Usage Tracker	140,215	$0.56	5	28,043	$0.11	0.3m

💡 Insights & Recommendations

High-Cost Workflows

The following workflows account for the majority of token consumption:

1. Chroma Issue Indexer - $177.29 (18.6% of total)

   • Observation: This workflow has the highest average cost per run ($29.55) with 7.4M tokens per execution. Only 6 runs were recorded, suggesting it runs infrequently but is extremely token-intensive when it does.
   • Recommendation: Investigate whether this workflow is processing large volumes of data or making excessive API calls. Consider implementing pagination, caching frequently accessed data, or breaking the task into smaller, more manageable chunks.

2. Test Workflow - $132.95 (14.0% of total)

   • Observation: With 37 runs consuming 33.2M tokens total, this workflow has moderate per-run costs ($3.59) but high overall impact due to frequency.
   • Recommendation: Review test workflow prompts for verbosity. Consider implementing more targeted testing strategies or reducing the scope of what's analyzed in each run.

3. Security Guard Agent 🛡️ - $83.91 (8.8% of total)

   • Observation: Another high-frequency workflow (37 runs) with moderate per-run costs ($2.27). The security focus suggests comprehensive code analysis.
   • Recommendation: Evaluate whether all security checks need to run on every execution. Consider implementing differential analysis (only checking changed files) or tiered security scans (quick scan vs. deep scan).

Optimization Opportunities

1. Reduce Token Usage in High-Volume Workflows

   • Affected Workflows: Test Workflow, Security Guard Agent, PR Template Updater, Dependencies Updater
   • Potential Savings: ~$150-200 per month (assuming 20-30% reduction)
   • Actions:
     • Implement context-aware prompting (only provide relevant code sections)
     • Use incremental analysis (diff-based rather than full-file analysis)
     • Cache common patterns and responses
     • Set max token limits per operation

2. Optimize High-Cost, Low-Frequency Workflows

   • Affected Workflows: Chroma Issue Indexer, Daily Issues Report, Daily Team Status
   • Potential Savings: ~$100-150 per month
   • Actions:
     • Implement progressive loading (process data in batches)
     • Use summarization techniques to reduce output verbosity
     • Cache intermediate results to avoid reprocessing
     • Consider whether daily frequency is necessary

3. Standardize Test Dispatcher Workflow

   • Affected Workflows: Test Dispatcher Workflow (100 runs, but low per-run cost)
   • Potential Savings: ~$50 per month
   • Actions:
     • While per-run cost is low ($0.24), 100 runs suggests frequent triggering
     • Review trigger conditions to ensure necessary runs only
     • Consider batching multiple test requests
     • Implement early exit strategies for obvious pass/fail cases

Efficiency Trends

• Token efficiency: Average of 629K tokens per run, but high variance (58K to 7.4M) suggests different workflow types with different needs
• Cost efficiency: Average cost per run is $2.52, which is reasonable for automated AI workflows. High-cost outliers (>$15/run) warrant investigation.
• Run patterns:
  • Test Dispatcher Workflow dominates run count (100/378 = 26.5%)
  • Top 10 workflows account for 70.6% of total cost
  • 47 workflows (82.5%) each cost less than $20 total over 30 days
• Success rates: All workflows show completed status, suggesting good reliability

Historical Comparison

Based on 4 days of tracked historical data:

Metric	Last Day	Previous Days Avg	Change	Period Total
Total Tokens	237.8M	132.5M	+79.5%	237.8M
Total Cost	$951.34	$530.04	+79.5%	$951.34
Total Runs	378	210	+79.5%	378
Avg Cost/Run	$2.52	$2.52	0%	$2.52

Note: The data shows a significant increase in the most recent period, suggesting either:

• A surge in workflow activity (more PRs, issues, or scheduled runs)
• New workflows being enabled or existing workflows expanding scope
• One-time catch-up processing (backlog processing)

Recommendation: Monitor the next few days to determine if this represents a sustained increase or a temporary spike.

Methodology & Data Quality Notes

Methodology

• Data Source: GitHub Actions workflow run artifacts from last 30 days
• Engine Filter: Copilot engine only (excludes Claude, Codex, custom engines)
• Memory Storage: /tmp/gh-aw/repo-memory/default/memory/token-metrics/
• Analysis Date: 2026-02-11
• Historical Data: 4 days of trend data (started tracking recently)
• Cost Model: $4 per 1M tokens (average of input/output token costs)

Data Quality Notes

• Historical tracking: Only 4 days of data available currently. Trend analysis will become more reliable as we accumulate more history.
• Cost estimation: Uses estimated token pricing. Actual costs may vary based on Copilot's specific pricing model.
• Run completeness: All 378 runs in the dataset completed successfully with token usage recorded.
• Missing data: No runs were excluded due to missing token usage data.
• Workflow names: Some workflows include emojis (e.g., 🛡️) which may render differently across platforms.

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References:

• Workflow Run §21902958371

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