GitHub Models is now retired
GitHub Models has been retired as of July 30, 2026. The playground, model catalog, inference API, and bring your own key functionality are no longer available to any customer.
As of July 30, 2026, GitHub Models is now retired. The playground, model catalog, inference API, and bring your own key (BYOK) are no longer available to any customer, including existing customers with active usage.
This completes the retirement we announced on July 1.
What you can do
For new and existing projects that need AI model access, Microsoft Foundry offers a broad model catalog. To build AI-powered workflows directly on GitHub, GitHub Copilot gives you access to a range of models.
To learn more, check out our docs about GitHub Models. You can also join our community discussions to ask questions and share feedback.
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