Changes to model selection for Free and Student plans
Quick Answer
GitHub Copilot's Free and Student plans will now exclusively utilize auto model selection, optimizing task performance by dynamically choosing the best model.
Quick Take
This change simplifies the user experience by removing manual model selection, ensuring users benefit from improved efficiency and effectiveness in coding tasks.
Key Points
- Auto model selection is now the default for Free and Student plans.
- This change enhances task performance by dynamically selecting the best model.
- Manual model selection has been removed to streamline user experience.
- Users will experience improved efficiency in coding tasks with this update.
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~1 min readCopilot Free and Student plans will now use Copilot auto model selection as the default and only model selection experience. Auto dynamically selects the best model for each task, removing the need for manual choice. Auto provides access to models across multiple model families, subject to plan restrictions. For more information, see our documentation on supported models in auto mode.
As part of this simplification, we are also retiring the (Preview) label from Microsoft-released models. With Copilot auto model selection managing model routing and continuous improvements happening behind the scenes, these labels are no longer needed to guide user decisions.
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