# GitHub — Copilot code review effort levels are generally available

- Company: GitHub (github.com)
- Announced: 2026-08-07T20:49:26+00:00
- Category: availability-change
- Subject: Copilot
- Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-07-copilot-code-review-effort-levels-are-generally-available
- Record: https://forck.live/items/3683-copilot-code-review-effort-levels-are-generally-available

GitHub Copilot code review now offers two generally available effort levels, Lite and Balanced, replacing the preview names Low and Medium. Lite is for straightforward changes, while Balanced uses a higher-reasoning model for deeper analysis.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-07-copilot-code-review-effort-levels-are-generally-available:

> Lite and Balanced effort levels for GitHub Copilot code review are now generally available.

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