GitHub staffer Pierce Boggan (@pierceboggan) announced Copilot Auto model selection now offers three tiers—efficiency (cost-first), balance (cost/quality/latency), and intelligence (quality-first). Auto still picks a model per prompt; usage is billed on the selected model, and paid subscribers keep a 10% Auto usage discount. Rolling out in VS Code, Copilot CLI, and the GitHub Copilot app (changelog 2026-09-14).

Key Takeaways

  • ✓Copilot Auto adds efficiency, balance, and intelligence cost/quality tiers.
  • ✓Still selects per prompt; billed on the chosen model with a 10% Auto discount for paid plans.
  • ✓Rolling out in VS Code, Copilot CLI, and the GitHub Copilot app.
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