Upcoming deprecation of MAI-Code-1-Flash

GitHub announces the deprecation of MAI-Code-1-Flash across all GitHub Copilot experiences on September 10, 2026, with MAI-Code-1.1-Flash as the suggested alternative.

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With the launch of MAI-Code-1.1-Flash, we will deprecate MAI-Code-1-Flash across all GitHub Copilot experiences on September 10, 2026
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Announced: 11 Aug 2026 18:50 UTC
Detected: 14 Aug 2026 13:14 UTC (+2d after)

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