GitHub Copilot changes model selection for Free and Student plans

What's new

• Updated lineup of available models for Copilot Free and Student plans.
• Premium models (such as the Opus class) move to paid tiers; Free still offers a workable choice for everyday chat and completion tasks.
• Follows recent tweaks to credit limits and usage metrics.

Why it matters

GitHub keeps adjusting Copilot monetization after a wave of pushback: the tier mix for free and student users aims to preserve broad adoption while protecting margin on expensive models. Students and OSS maintainers will want to reconsider their default model choice.

How to try it

The new selection shows up in the Copilot Chat dropdown. The github.blog changelog entry has the full breakdown.