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Gemini 3.8 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot

GitHub has made Google's Gemini 3.8 Flash model available in GitHub Copilot, with early testing showing strong performance on complex terminal-based coding tasks. The model is billed at introductory provider pricing under usage-based billing through December 31, 2026, and will be accessible to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users across multiple IDEs including Visual Studio Code and JetBrains.

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Gemini 3.8 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot
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Gemini 3.8 Flash, Google’s latest Flash model, is now available in GitHub Copilot.

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.

This model is billed at introductory provider pricing under usage-based billing through December 31, 2026. See pricing for GitHub Copilot models and requests for details.

Availability in GitHub Copilot Gemini 3.8 Flash will be available to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users.

You’ll be able to select the model in the model picker in:

  • Visual Studio Code
  • Visual Studio
  • Copilot CLI
  • GitHub Copilot cloud agent
  • GitHub Copilot app
  • 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 Gemini 3.8 Flash 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 models and get started with Copilot.

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