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Screenshot of Xcode's Intelligence settings Agents list showing GitHub Copilot selected alongside Antigravity, Claude Agent, and CodexNews

GitHub Copilot Now Lives Inside Xcode's Native Coding Assistant

GitHub has brought Copilot into Xcode's native Agents picker, letting iOS and macOS developers choose it alongside Apple's own coding assistants starting with Xcode 27.3 beta.

Felix Moreau
GitHub Octocat silhouette inside a red radar-style circle with a 'RETIRED' badge, from GitHub's changelog graphic announcing the Copilot model deprecationsNews

GitHub Copilot Model Deprecations: What's Changing on November 16

GitHub is retiring Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 5, and GPT-5.6 Terra from every Copilot surface on November 16, 2026. Here's what replaces them and what to do before the deadline.

Felix Moreau
GitHub Universe '26 event graphic with the GitHub Octocat logo and Mona the astronaut mascotNews

GitHub Copilot Adds Fusion, New App, and Code Review Max: What's New

At its Universe 2026 keynote, GitHub introduced Copilot Fusion, a redesigned Copilot app, multi-repo projects, and a deeper code review tier — most of it live today for Enterprise customers.

Felix Moreau
The GitHub Copilot model picker showing GPT-6.1 TerraNews

GitHub Copilot Gets GPT-6.1 Terra: What It Is and Who Can Use It

GPT-6.1 Terra is now generally available in GitHub Copilot on every paid plan. Here is what it does, who can use it, and how it compares to GPT-6.1 Sol.

Felix Moreau
The GitHub Invertocat logo mark on a dark backgroundComparison

GitHub Copilot vs Claude Code: Which Fits Your Workflow?

A head-to-head look at pricing, models, IDE support and agent design for two very different AI coding tools, verified against October 2026 official docs.

Felix Moreau
GitHub Copilot model deprecation announcement graphic on the GitHub ChangelogNews

GitHub Copilot Model Deprecations: What Changed on October 19

GitHub Copilot removed six AI models on October 19, 2026. Here is what was retired, what replaces each one, and how to update your settings.

Felix Moreau
The GitHub Copilot model picker showing Gemini 4 Argon as a selectable modelNews

GitHub Copilot Gets Gemini 4 Argon: Who Can Use It

GitHub rolled out Google’s Gemini 4 Argon to Copilot Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise on October 13, 2026 — here is who gets it and where.

Felix Moreau
Decorative graphic featuring the GitHub Invertocat logo, from GitHub's announcement on Copilot's usage-based billingExplainer

GitHub Copilot Free Plan Explained: Limits, Models and Upgrades

What GitHub Copilot's free tier actually includes — completions, chat limits, models and agent access — and when it makes sense to upgrade.

Felix Moreau
Screenshot illustrating the GitHub Copilot desktop app showing an AI agent interacting with another application on screenComparison

GitHub Copilot vs Cursor: Pricing and Agent Showdown 2026

Copilot plugs into editors you already use from $10/month. Cursor is now billed through X Premium following its SpaceX acquisition. Here is the real head-to-head.

Felix Moreau
GitHub Copilot changelog graphic highlighting new feature releasesNews

GitHub Copilot for JetBrains: New Model Controls and Chat Fixes

GitHub's October 10 update adds admin-managed default models, a Fix action for diagnostics, an MCP auto-start toggle, turn-grouped chat, and ends JetBrains IDE 2025.1 support.

Felix Moreau
Screenshot of the Microsoft Copilot app interface showing the Home, Code and Autopilot tabs alongside a Work IQ and Auto model selectorComparison

GitHub Copilot vs Microsoft Copilot: What’s the Difference?

Two products, one name. Here is what GitHub Copilot and Microsoft Copilot each do, where to find them, and which one actually fits what you need.

Felix Moreau
GitHub Changelog graphic accompanying the local sandboxing for GitHub Copilot announcementNews

GitHub Copilot Local Sandboxing Is Now Generally Available

GitHub says local sandboxing for Copilot is generally available, using Microsoft's open-source MXC project to restrict what agent-run commands can touch on your machine.

Felix Moreau