The facts

  1. GitHub lists availability in Visual Studio Code, the GitHub Copilot app, Copilot CLI and JetBrains. A client update may be needed. [1]

  2. Standard, High and Max effort settings control the work requested. Organisations can manage the model pool and default setting. [1]

  3. Usage is billed at the standard rate for each model used. GitHub announced a temporary 30% model-cost discount for paid plans without specifying an end date in the checked announcement. [1]

Sources

References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 29 Oct 2026, 04:19 UTC.

  1. Route and orchestrate models with GitHub Copilot Fusion

    GitHub · Primary source · 28 Oct 2026

    Actual changelog body read through normal public HTTPS; availability and billing are maker statements.

  2. GitHub debuts Copilot Fusion, a new model selection & orchestration system

    The New Stack · Reporting · 28 Oct 2026

    Meredith Shubel’s Universe report read through normal public HTTPS. Separately owned from Microsoft/GitHub. Company-supplied benchmark claims are omitted.

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