# GitHub — Copilot model access update for GitHub Team plans

- Company: GitHub (github.com)
- Announced: 2026-08-31T21:58:46+00:00
- Category: availability-change
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-31-copilot-model-access-update-for-github-team-plans
- Record: https://forck.live/items/7247-copilot-model-access-update-for-github-team-plans
- Subject: Copilot

GitHub updated how Copilot model access is determined for Team plan users with seats in multiple organizations: access is now based solely on the organization that pays for usage, not any organization that enables it.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-31-copilot-model-access-update-for-github-team-plans:

> your model access is now determined only by the organization paying for your usage.

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