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Gemini 3.8 Flash, Google’s latest Flash model, is now available in GitHub Copilot.<\/p>\n

In our early testing, Gemini 3.8 Flash performed strongly on complex terminal-based coding tasks and demonstrated rigorous validation and persistent recovery from actionable failures.<\/p>\n

This model is billed at introductory provider pricing under usage-based billing through December 31, 2026. See pricing for GitHub Copilot models and requests<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n

Availability in GitHub Copilot<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n
Gemini 3.8 Flash will be available to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users.<\/p>\n
You’ll be able to select the model in the model picker in:<\/p>\n
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Visual Studio Code<\/li>\n
Visual Studio<\/li>\n
Copilot CLI<\/li>\n
GitHub Copilot cloud agent<\/li>\n
GitHub Copilot app<\/li>\n
JetBrains IDEs<\/li>\n
Xcode<\/li>\n
Eclipse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Rollout will be gradual. Check back soon if you don’t see it yet.<\/p>\n
Enabling access<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n
Copilot Enterprise and Copilot Business plan administrators can manage access to Gemini 3.8 Flash through the model policy in Copilot settings. Under default model enablement<\/a>, new models are enabled automatically unless an administrator has turned off the global default or explicitly disables this model.<\/p>\n
Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n
To explore all models available in GitHub Copilot, see our documentation on models<\/a> and get started with Copilot.<\/p>\n
Share your feedback<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n
Join the GitHub Community<\/a> to share your feedback.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\nTo explore all models available in GitHub Copilot, see our documentation on models<\/a> and get started with Copilot.<\/p>\n

Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n
To explore all models available in GitHub Copilot, see our documentation on models<\/a> and get started with Copilot.<\/p>\n