Retired

September 23, 20251 Minute Read

Upcoming deprecation of select Copilot models from Claude, OpenAI, and Gemini

As part of our commitment to a fast, high‑quality Copilot experience, we regularly evaluate and retire older models in favor of newer, more capable ones.

We will deprecate the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, as well as code completions) on October 23, 2025:

ModelDeprecation DateSuggested Alternative
Claude Sonnet 3.72025-10-23Claude Sonnet 4
Claude Sonnet 3.7 Thinking2025-10-23Claude Sonnet 4
Claude Opus 42025-10-23Claude Opus 4.1
GPT o32025-10-23GPT-5
GPT o1 mini2025-10-23GPT-5 mini
GPT o3 mini2025-10-23GPT-5 mini
GPT o4 mini2025-10-23GPT-5 mini
Gemini 2.0 Flash2025-10-23Gemini 2.5 Pro

Please update your workflows and integrations to use supported models before these dates. Copilot Enterprise administrators may need to enable access to alternative models through their model policies in Copilot settings. As an administrator, you can verify availability by checking your individual Copilot settings and confirming that the policy is enabled for the specific model. Once enabled, you’ll see the model in the Copilot Chat model selector in VS Code and on github.com. No action is required to remove the models once they have been deprecated.

GitHub Enterprise customers with questions or concerns are encouraged to reach out to their account manager for further assistance.

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Upcoming deprecation of select Copilot models from Claude, OpenAI, and Gemini - GitHub Changelog