# GitHub — Upcoming deprecation of selected GitHub Copilot models

- Company: GitHub (github.com)
- Announced: 2026-09-03T19:40:14+00:00
- Category: deprecation
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-09-03-upcoming-deprecation-of-selected-github-copilot-models
- Record: https://forck.live/items/8080-upcoming-deprecation-of-selected-github-copilot-models
- Subject: Copilot

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.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://github.blog/changelog/2026-09-03-upcoming-deprecation-of-selected-github-copilot-models:

> 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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Record: https://forck.live/items/8080-upcoming-deprecation-of-selected-github-copilot-models
Catalogue: https://forck.live/llms.txt
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