# GitHub — Configure cost and quality in Copilot auto model selection

- Company: GitHub (github.com)
- Announced: 2026-09-14T16:05:27+00:00
- Category: capability-change
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-09-14-configure-cost-and-quality-in-copilot-auto-model-selection
- Record: https://forck.live/items/10545-configure-cost-and-quality-in-copilot-auto-model-selection
- Subject: Copilot
- Pricing: Usage is charged based on the model auto selects, regardless of tier. Paid subscribers continue to receive a 10% discount on usage billed through auto.

GitHub Copilot auto model selection now offers efficiency, balance, and intelligence tiers. The feature is rolling out in Visual Studio Code, Copilot CLI, and the GitHub Copilot app; each tier uses the same available models and charges according to the model selected.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://github.blog/changelog/2026-09-14-configure-cost-and-quality-in-copilot-auto-model-selection:

> GitHub Copilot auto model selection now offers three tiers: efficiency, balance, and intelligence.

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