Releasesby GlyphGemini 3.8 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot
Gemini 3.8 Flash, Google’s latest Flash model, is now available in GitHub Copilot. In our early testing, Gemini 3.8 Flash performed strongly on complex terminal-based coding tasks and demonstrated rigorous validation and persistent recovery from actionable failures.
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Conversational analytics now supports questions about market basket analysis
Conversational analytics now supports questions about market basket analysis . This feature is generally available (GA).
External lineage (General availability)
External lineage is now generally available and is no longer in Preview .
Restricted Session Scope for agents (General availability)
With this release, Restricted Session Scope (RSS) is generally available. An RSS is a privilege ceiling that limits what an agent can do on behalf of a user. It intersects with RBAC and never grants privileges the user doesn't already have through their roles.
Share metric views with OpenSharing (Beta)
You can now share metric views with Databricks users in other metastores or accounts using OpenSharing. See Add metric views to a share and Read shared metric views .
Genie One enhancements
- Ask Genie button hidden when unsupported : In embedded dashboards, the Ask Genie button is now hidden when it isn't supported. See Ask Genie in embedded dashboards . Push notifications for scheduled tasks (Public Preview) : The Genie mobile app can now send push notifications for scheduled tasks to iOS devices. See Push notifications .
Web search in Genie One (Beta)
Genie One can now search the public web to answer questions that need current information, such as recent releases, third-party documentation, or news. Genie One decides when to search and cites the sources it uses, showing each as a link you can open. See Search the web .
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Upcoming deprecation of selected GitHub Copilot models
We will deprecate the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions) on October 2nd, 2026: Model Deprecation date Suggested alternative Gemini 3.5 Flash 2026-10-02 Gemini 3.8 Flash Gemini 3.6 Flash 2026-10-02 Gemini 3.8 Flash Kimi K2.7 Code 2026-10-02 Kimi K3 Claude...
Reopening Copilot Business and Enterprise signups
We’re gradually reopening sign-ups for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise customers paying by credit card or PayPal over the next couple of weeks. If you’ve been waiting to get started with Copilot, select the plan that fits your needs. If your preferred option isn’t available yet, check back soon.
GitHub Copilot weekly releases , August 31
This week, GitHub Copilot expands model choice and content protections, while VS Code adds new ways to manage agent sessions and get pull requests merge-ready. GitHub Copilot, general Claude Fable 5.1 is available to Copilot Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users. Gemini 3.8 Flash is rolling out to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users.
GPT-6 Astra is generally available in GitHub Copilot
GPT-6 Astra from OpenAI is now available in GitHub Copilot. OpenAI’s latest general-purpose model, GPT-6 Astra, is designed for long-horizon, autonomous coding and agentic tasks.
Enterprise-managed settings support any default model
You can now set your preferred GitHub Copilot model as the default for new conversations through enterprise-managed settings. This lets you choose the default model that best fits your workflows. You can also customize the default by enterprise team, assigning a different default model based on team membership.
Content exclusions generally available in Copilot app and CLI
The GitHub Copilot app and Copilot CLI now respect content exclusion policies configured by enterprise, organization, and repository administrators. Copilot won’t use excluded files as context, helping you protect sensitive code across agentic workflows. This is available for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise customers.
Set an expiration date for individual user budgets
You can now set an optional expiration date on an individual user budget, and GitHub removes the budget on that date. This capability is generally available. The user then falls back to the next budget that applies to them (i.e., their cost center per-user budget or otherwise your universal budget).
Copilot code review can now approve pull requests
Copilot now tells you when a pull request is ready to approve, and admins can authorize it to sign off on approval. The ability for Copilot to approve is off by default and configurable at the enterprise, organization, and repository level. The approval assessments will now appear as a part of the overview comment in every Copilot review.