Upcoming deprecation of selected GitHub Copilot models

GitHub announced that selected models across all GitHub Copilot experiences will be deprecated on October 2nd, 2026. Administrators are advised to enable alternative models through Copilot settings before that date to ensure continued availability.

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We will deprecate the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions) on October 2nd, 2026:
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Announced: 03 Sep 2026 19:40 UTC
Detected: 03 Sep 2026 20:36 UTC (+56m after)

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