- Accept fast|priority (canonical priority), flex|auto|default|scale on
/v1/responses and /v1/chat/completions; reject unknown/empty/non-string
with HTTP 400; omitted and null stay compatible.
- Propagate service_tier through JSON/SSE, Responses<->Chat conversions,
fallback paths and HTTP->upstream WebSocket bridge.
- Billing prefers the upstream terminal tier; the outbound (policy-
transformed) tier is used only when upstream omits the field.
Explicit upstream default bills Standard even when Fast was requested.
- Pricing: Fast premium 2x Standard for gpt-5.6-sol/terra/luna and
gpt-5.4; 2.5x for gpt-5.5; channel FastMultiplier stays authoritative.
- Live verification (official Codex 0.149.0 + gateway, HTTP & WS):
upstream ChatGPT backend may return terminal default even when the
account catalog advertises priority; billing follows the actual tier.
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