GitHub Copilot: 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: Model Deprecation date Suggested alternative Gemini 3.5 Flash 2026-10-02 Gemini 3.8 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash 2026-10-02 Gemini 3.8 Flash Kimi K2.7 Code 2026-10-02 Kimi K3 Claude Opus 4.7 2026-10-02 Claude Opus 5 Please update your workflows and integrations to use the supported models before this date. Copilot Enterprise and Copilot Business administrators may need to enable access to the alternative models through their model policies in Copilot settings. As an administrator, you can verify availability in your organization or enterprise Copilot model settings and confirm that the policy is enabled for the specific model. Once enabled, users will see the model in the Copilot Chat model selector in supported GitHub Copilot experiences. No action is required to remove the models after they have been deprecated. GitHub Enterprise customers with questions or concerns are encouraged to contact their account team for assistance. Share your feedback To learn more about the models available in Copilot, see our documentation on supported models . Join the GitHub Community to share your feedback. copilot Share Copied Shared Related Posts Sep.04 Release GitHub Copilot weekly releases — August 31 copilot Sep.04 Release GPT-6 Astra is generally available in GitHub Copilot copilot Sep.03 Release Gemini 3.8 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot copilot Sep.03 Release Reopening Copilot Business and Enterprise signups account management copilot ... +1 Sep.02 Improvement Enterprise-managed settings support any default model client apps copilot enterprise management tools ... +2 Sep.02 Release Content exclusions generally available in Copilot app and CLI copilot Sep.01 Improvement Set an expiration date for individual user budgets copilot enterprise management tools ... +1 Sep.01 Release Copilot code review can now approve pull requests

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