GitHub Models is now retired

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.

Retired GitHub Models is now retired As 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. This 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/ . What you can do what-you-can-do For 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. To 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.