{"id":98829,"date":"2026-09-14T09:05:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/github.blog\/changelog\/2026-09-14-configure-cost-and-quality-in-copilot-auto-model-selection"},"modified":"2026-09-15T12:15:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T19:15:52","slug":"configure-cost-and-quality-in-copilot-auto-model-selection","status":"publish","type":[3521],"link":"https:\/\/github.blog\/changelog\/2026-09-14-configure-cost-and-quality-in-copilot-auto-model-selection","title":{"rendered":"Configure cost and quality in Copilot auto model selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>GitHub Copilot auto model selection now offers three tiers: efficiency, balance, and intelligence. Choose the tier that reflects how you want auto to weigh cost, quality, and response time for each prompt. Copilot will then optimize accordingly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Efficiency<\/strong> prioritizes keeping costs low and suits fast, straightforward tasks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Balance<\/strong> weighs cost, quality, and latency together, and is a good fit for everyday work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Intelligence<\/strong> prioritizes quality and is built for complex tasks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All three tiers use the same set of available models. Auto individually evaluates each prompt to select a best-suited model. For example, a simple task like adding a docstring to an existing function may use a small, efficient model even when auto is optimizing for intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>This feature is currently rolling out in Visual Studio Code, Copilot CLI, and GitHub Copilot app. Usage is charged based on the model auto selects, regardless of tier. 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