Tooling5d ago
GitHub Universe 2026: Copilot Fusion is generally available, routing and orchestrating models automatically, with Fusion Max scoring 60 on the Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Index at about half the cost of Claude Code with Opus 5.5 Max
At GitHub Universe 2026 on Oct 28, GitHub made Copilot Fusion generally available. It merges the multi-model orchestration of the Project HydraFusion research preview with Copilot auto model selection: users pick Copilot Fusion and an effort level (Standard, High or Max) in the model picker, and the system decides which models to use and whether to run a Single, Cascade or Critique workflow. GitHub says Fusion Max scored 60 on the Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Index, two points below Claude Code with Opus 5.5 Max, at about half the API cost per task, about half the tokens and about 40% less time. Each underlying model is billed at its standard rate, and paid plans get 30% off through Nov 30.
Tooling5d ago
GitHub Copilot Automations go team-wide: repo-owned shared automations, 24 new triggers, 20 new tools and AI credit limits
At GitHub Universe on Oct 28, GitHub shipped a batch of Copilot Automations updates. Shared automations now belong to the repository, act as Copilot, bill AI credits to the repo owner and keep running after their creator leaves. Automations gain 24 new GitHub event triggers, REST API triggers from external systems and chaining, plus 20 new tools and custom MCP servers. Teams can cap AI credits per run, day, week or month, automations can propose improvements to their own prompts from real outcomes, and VS Code 1.144 can run them in the cloud.
Tooling5d ago
GitHub Octoverse 2026: agents start over 40% of pull requests, pushes hit 17.9 billion, and Copilot users tapped 47 models
On Oct 28 GitHub published its Octoverse 2026 report: developers pushed code 17.9 billion times in the past 12 months, more than 2024 and 2025 combined, with 34.3 billion commits and 1.3 billion merged pull requests (3.5 million a day). By September more than 40% of pull requests started with an agent draft, up from 17% in March; 55% of Copilot monthly active users use agentic features, and paid Copilot users used 47 distinct models in September.
Discussion & Comments
0Sign in to join the discussion
Connect with AI developers to exchange benchmark insights.