{"slug": "gpt-6-1-terra-in-github-copilot", "title": "GPT-6.1 Terra in GitHub Copilot", "summary": "OpenAI's GPT-6.1 Terra is now generally available in GitHub Copilot for Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise users, GitHub announced. The model is designed for everyday agentic coding and terminal work at a lower cost than GPT-6.1 Sol, and in early testing solved noticeably more terminal and C# coding tasks than GPT-5.6 Terra. GPT-6.1 Terra is billed at provider list pricing under usage-based billing, is selectable across VS Code, Visual Studio, Copilot CLI, the Copilot cloud agent, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode, Eclipse, github.com and GitHub Mobile, and rolls out gradually; Business and Enterprise administrators can manage access through the model policy in Copilot settings.", "body_md": "# GPT-6.1 Terra in GitHub Copilot\n\nGPT-6.1 Terra, OpenAI’s newest model, is now generally available in GitHub Copilot. It is designed for everyday agentic coding and terminal work at a lower cost than GPT-6.1 Sol. In early testing, GPT-6.1 Terra solved noticeably more terminal and C# coding tasks than GPT-5.6 Terra. It works in focused, consolidated steps on well-scoped tasks.\n\nThis model is billed at provider list pricing under usage-based billing. See [Models and pricing for GitHub Copilot](https://docs.github.com/copilot/reference/copilot-billing/models-and-pricing) for details.\n\n### [Availability in GitHub Copilot](#availability-in-github-copilot)\n\nGPT-6.1 Terra is available to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users. You can select the model in the model picker in:\n\n- Visual Studio Code\n- Visual Studio\n- Copilot CLI\n- GitHub Copilot cloud agent\n- GitHub Copilot app\n- github.com\n- GitHub Mobile on iOS and Android\n- JetBrains IDEs\n- Xcode\n- Eclipse\n\nRollout will be gradual. Check back soon if you don’t see it yet.\n\n### [Enabling access](#enabling-access)\n\nCopilot Enterprise and Copilot Business plan administrators can manage access to GPT-6.1 Terra through the model policy in Copilot settings. Under default model enablement, new models are automatically enabled unless an administrator has turned off the global default or explicitly disables this model.\n\n### [Learn more](#learn-more)\n\nTo explore all models available in GitHub Copilot, see our [documentation on models](https://docs.github.com/copilot/reference/ai-models/supported-models) and get started with Copilot.\n\n### [Share your feedback](#share-your-feedback)\n\nJoin the [GitHub Community](https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/categories/copilot-conversations) to share your feedback.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-6-1-terra-in-github-copilot", "canonical_source": "https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-26-gpt-6-1-terra-in-github-copilot", "published_at": "2026-10-26 19:15:53+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-26 19:46:19.638909+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools", "large-language-models", "ai-agents", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["GPT-6.1 Terra", "OpenAI", "GitHub Copilot", "GPT-6.1 Sol", "GPT-5.6 Terra", "GitHub", "Visual Studio Code", "Copilot CLI"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-6-1-terra-in-github-copilot", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-6-1-terra-in-github-copilot.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-6-1-terra-in-github-copilot.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/gpt-6-1-terra-in-github-copilot.jsonld"}}