Kimi K3 arrives in GitHub Copilot
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According to the GitHub changelog published on 6 August 2026, Kimi K3 is now generally available in GitHub Copilot. GitHub states that the open-weight model is hosted on Fireworks AI. The rollout is gradual across Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise plans. Users can select the model in the model picker within Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Copilot CLI, the GitHub Copilot cloud agent, the GitHub Copilot app, github.com, GitHub Mobile for iOS and Android, JetBrains, Xcode, and Eclipse.
Pricing and enterprise settings
The GitHub changelog states that Kimi K3 is billed at provider list pricing under usage-based billing. The documentation lists pricing as $3 per 1 million input tokens, $15 per 1 million output tokens, and $0.30 per 1 million cached input tokens. For Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise subscribers, the model is off by default. Plan administrators must enable the Kimi K3 policy in Copilot settings before users in their organisation can access it.
What this changes for tools we list
- GitHub Copilot — GitHub Copilot now includes the Kimi K3 open-weight model across multiple subscription plans.
Sources
- Kimi K3 is now available in GitHub Copilot — GitHub Changelog, 6 August 2026