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GPT-6 Astra is generally available in GitHub Copilot

GPT-6 Astra from OpenAI is now available in GitHub Copilot. OpenAI’s latest general-purpose model, GPT-6 Astra, is designed for long-horizon, autonomous coding and agentic tasks. In our internal testing, GPT-6… The post GPT-6 Astra is generally available in GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

GPT-6 Astra is generally available in GitHub Copilot
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Published September 4, 2026 · Category: AI Create

Overview

GPT-6 Astra from OpenAI is now available in GitHub Copilot. OpenAI’s latest general-purpose model, GPT-6 Astra, is designed for long-horizon, autonomous coding and agentic tasks.

In our internal testing, GPT-6 Astra stood out for how it works, not just what it produces: it plans and validates as it goes, batches diagnosis with verification, and independently confirms its results before declaring a task done. That translated into stronger performance on long-horizon coding tasks with fewer steps than prior OpenAI models.

Details

This model is billed at provider list pricing under usage-based billing. See pricing for GitHub Copilot models and requests for details.

Availability in GitHub Copilot

GPT-6 Astra is available to Copilot Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users. You can select the model in the model picker in:

  • Visual Studio Code
  • Visual Studio
  • Copilot CLI
  • GitHub Copilot coding agent
  • GitHub Copilot app
  • github.com
  • GitHub Mobile on iOS and Android
  • JetBrains IDEs
  • Xcode
  • Eclipse

Rollout will be gradual. Check back soon if you don’t see it yet.

Enabling access

Copilot Enterprise and Copilot Business plan administrators can manage access to GPT-6 Astra through the model policy in Copilot settings. Under default model enablement, new models are enabled automatically unless an administrator has turned off the global default or explicitly disables this model.

Learn more

To explore all models available in GitHub Copilot, see our documentation on supported models and get started with Copilot.

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Source

Originally published at github.blog.

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