Customize the reasoning level for Copilot cloud agent

UpdateAug 3, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

When you delegate a task to GitHub Copilot cloud agent, you can now set the reasoning level for models that support it. This allows you to control how much the model reasons before it responds. A higher level can improve answers to complex problems, but it consumes more tokens, and therefore more credits.

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