Pro / Pro+ can now pick their model with /model list / /model set / /model reset — curated picker with star bands for cost vs the default, autocomplete, tier-gated. shared sessions: each user picks their own model.

every tier (Free included) can plug in their own provider key — OpenRouter / OpenAI / Anthropic / xAI / Google Gemini. /byok set saves the key, encrypted at rest; save multiple and swap with /byok use. byok turns charge ~5× less against your Ergod cap (token-scaled), real provider cost goes to your account.

cap-hit / gate / error messaging rewritten — every combo of (tier × byok) gets a one-liner tailored to your situation, provider failures (out of credits, bad key, rate limit) show actionable next steps, vote milestones now DM at 3/6/9/15/30/60/100 days. cost tracking caught up too: prompt-cache tokens accounted, Grok + Gemini 2.5 prices added, dated Claude ids match the price table.

net: you choose your model, you can bring your own key, and every "no" / "wait" / "this failed" speaks to your specific situation now.