Upcoming August 2026 model deprecations in GitHub Copilot

DeprecationJul 31, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

We will deprecate the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions), on September 1st, 2026: Model Deprecation date Suggested alternative Gemini 3.1 Pro 9-1-2026 Gemini 3.6 Flash Claude Opus 4.5 9-1-2026 Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Opus 4.8, or Claude Opus 5 Claude Opus...

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GitHub CopilotJul 31, 2026

Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 3 Flash deprecated

As of today, July 31, 2026, we have deprecated the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions).

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GitHub CopilotJul 31, 2026

Enterprise teams model policy targeting in public preview

You can now take advantage of user-based model policy targeting for GitHub Enterprise customers with Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise licenses. This feature empowers AI administrators to set a baseline of models for the entire enterprise and then grant additional models to specific enterprise teams.

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GitHub CopilotJul 30, 2026

GitHub Models is now retired

As of July 30, 2026, GitHub Models is now retired. The playground, model catalog, inference API, and bring your own key (BYOK) are no longer available to any customer, including existing customers with active usage. This completes the retirement we announced on July 1 .

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GitHub CopilotJul 30, 2026

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio , July update

July 2026 brought a new agent based on the Copilot SDK, built-in expertise from the .NET and Azure teams, and more ways to tailor GitHub Copilot to how you and your team work. Highlights Here’s what’s new with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio 2026.

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GitHub CopilotJul 30, 2026

Limit remote control to managed devices

Enterprises and organizations can now restrict which devices are eligible to host remotely controlled Copilot sessions , giving administrators fine-grained control over where remote control access is permitted.

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GitHub CopilotJul 30, 2026

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code, July 2026 releases

This changelog covers VS Code v1.127 through v1.131 , shipped throughout July 2026. These releases improve how you work with agents, review changes, use chat, and navigate VS Code. They also add new browser, accessibility, and dictation features.

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GitHub CopilotJul 29, 2026

Copilot code review: Agent skills and MCP now generally available

Copilot code review support for agent skills and MCP servers is now generally available for all Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise users. Previously announced in public preview , these capabilities let you bring your team’s tools, standards, and external context directly into every code review.

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GitHub CopilotJul 29, 2026

Default model enablement for Copilot Business and Enterprise

We’re introducing a global default enablement policy for generally available Copilot models on Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise plans. Instead of requiring admins to manually turn on each new model as it ships, models that become generally available will now be on by default.

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Databricks Databricks Data Intelligence PlatformJul 31, 2026

Web terminal on serverless GPU compute (AI Runtime) is in Public Preview

The web terminal in notebooks connected to serverless GPU compute (AI Runtime) is now in Public Preview . Use it to run shell commands, monitor GPU usage with nvidia-smi , install libraries, and manage files directly on the compute. This requires serverless GPU environment version 5 or above. See Run shell commands in Databricks web terminal .

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Databricks Unity CatalogJul 31, 2026

Packaged clean rooms are now generally available

Packaged clean rooms are now generally available. In a packaged clean room, a provider supplies notebooks, JARs, and data that a consumer runs against their own data without seeing the provider's code or data assets. See Packaged clean rooms .

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Databricks LakeflowJul 31, 2026

OpenAI connector (Beta)

The OpenAI connector is now available in Lakeflow Connect in Beta . Workspace admins can control access to this feature from the Previews page. The connector uses the OpenAI Organization Admin API to ingest organization administration data, such as users, projects, API keys, usage, costs, and audit logs, from OpenAI into Databricks.

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Microsoft Azure databases and analyticsJul 31, 2026

[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for late-July

In late-July 2026, the following update and enhancement was made to Azure SQL: Regex-based dynamic data masking (DDM) extends the built-in DDM feature with pattern‑based masking to hide sensitive data like emails, phone numbers, and identifiers, centrally

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Vercel AI SDK and AI GatewayJul 31, 2026

DeepSeek V4 Flash now runs updated weights on AI Gateway

DeepSeek V4 Flash now runs on updated weights by default on AI Gateway, with notably stronger agentic capabilities. On Terminal-Bench, it scores 82.7, up 25.8 points from 56.9 in the April preview. Requests to deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash pick up the new weights automatically, with no change to the model ID or your code.

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Vercel AI SDK and AI GatewayJul 31, 2026

Expanded search for workflow runs in Vercel Observability

The runs list for Vercel Workflows in Observability now has structured search, giving you more ways to find and investigate runs. Structured filters: Filter runs by workflow, environment, deployment ID, region , or any custom run attribute. Paste a run ID to pull up that exact run.

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