{"slug": "github-models-is-now-retired", "title": "GitHub Models is now retired", "summary": "GitHub Models was retired on July 30, 2026, removing the playground, model catalog, inference API, and bring your own key (BYOK) for all customers. GitHub announced the retirement on July 1, 2026, and directs users to Microsoft Foundry for AI model access or GitHub Copilot for AI-powered workflows on GitHub.", "body_md": "Retired\n\n# GitHub Models is now retired\n\nAs 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.\n\nThis completes the retirement we [announced on July 1](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-01-github-models-is-being-fully-retired-on-july-30-2026/).\n\n[What you can do](#what-you-can-do)\n\nFor new and existing projects that need AI model access, [Microsoft Foundry](https://ai.azure.com/) offers a broad model catalog. To build AI-powered workflows directly on GitHub, GitHub Copilot gives you access to a range of models.\n\nTo learn more, [check out our docs about GitHub Models](https://docs.github.com/github-models). You can also join our [community discussions](https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/categories/models) to ask questions and share feedback.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-models-is-now-retired", "canonical_source": "https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-30-github-models-is-now-retired", "published_at": "2026-07-30 19:14:22+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-30 20:23:23.399537+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["GitHub", "GitHub Models", "Microsoft Foundry", "GitHub Copilot"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-models-is-now-retired", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-models-is-now-retired.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-models-is-now-retired.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-models-is-now-retired.jsonld"}}