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GitHub's October Copilot Model Retirements Turn Model Choice Into a Maintenance Task

GitHub's latest Copilot deprecation wave removes six models across Chat, inline edits, agent modes, and code completions. The important signal is not the replacements themselves but the growing need to treat model selection as a versioned dependency.

2026-09-19#GitHub Copilot · #AI coding agents

GitHub Copilot feature engagement dashboard separating repeated use across coding and agent workflows

Developer Systems6 min read

GitHub's New Copilot Engagement Metric Measures Repeat Use, Not Productivity

The new metric answers a narrower question than productivity: which Copilot features developers repeatedly use. That makes it more useful than a seat count, but it still cannot establish that AI made developers faster or better.

2026-09-19#GitHub Copilot · #developer metrics