Do upgrades count towards total model cost?

[melkore]

I've been looking at schemes like Vendetta where the cost of the model matters.  When calculating if a model is more or less expensive, do upgrades count towards total cost of a model or just OOK tax?

Say for example I attach Inferiority Complex to a Wrastler to gain Bully.  Is that model in an Infamous crew 5ss or 7ss when considering using it in Vendetta or even the Bully ability itself?  The rule book says total cost changes for OOK hires but doesn't for upgrades that I've found yet.

 

Sorry if this has been asked, I couldn't find this exact question asked in the rules forum.

[Adran]

No. Upgrades do not increase the cost of the model.

Cost only changes for OOK models during hiring, they are their printed cost during the scheme selection and game play sections

 

[melkore]

6 minutes ago, Adran said:

No. Upgrades do not increase the cost of the model.

Cost only changes for OOK models during hiring, they are their printed cost during the scheme selection and game play sections

 

Thanks for the quick response!  I just wanted to make sure I was understanding it correctly before trying to dig further in with upgrades.