Microsoft has released MAI-Code-1.1-Flash in GitHub Copilot, bringing native vision support, efficiency gains, and a 73% lower list price than its predecessor. The small-tier coding model is available now for free, student, and paid subscribers across various developer environments, with administrator action required for enterprise plans.
GitHub announced that Lite and Balanced effort levels for Copilot code review are generally available on 7 August 2026. These new levels replace the previous Low and Medium options from the public preview. They are included in multiple subscription plans and bring organisation-wide default settings.
GitHub released a feature on 3 August 2026 allowing users to customise the reasoning level for the Copilot cloud agent. The update is available on paid plans including Pro, Pro+, Business, Enterprise, and Max. Higher reasoning levels use more tokens and credits.
GitHub has made the open-weight Kimi K3 model generally available in GitHub Copilot. Hosted on Fireworks AI, the model is rolling out gradually across Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise plans, with specific pricing listed for tokens.