What’s new in GitHub? 👀

GitHub Copilot is now in Slack and Microsoft Teams, new models are available, code review has a new Balanced depth, and more.

Here’s what shipped in August ⬇️ https://t.co/tVn6ng7ppY

August 2026 Ship Log

💬 GitHub Copilot is now in Slack and Microsoft Teams

Working with your team in Slack or Microsoft Teams? Copilot can join you.

This new GitHub integration brings the agentic capabilities of GitHub Copilot CLI and the GitHub Copilot app right to your conversations. Mention GitHub to plan changes, investigate problems, and relay coding tasks.

Meagan Cojocar@MeaganCojocar·Aug 22The new GitHub integration in @SlackHQ is so addictiveTiago Botelho310249.5K

🤖 New models in GitHub Copilot (and limited-time discounts 👀)

Have you tried these new models yet?

Gemini 3.7 Flash, MAI-Code-1.1-Flash, and Kimi K3 (hosted by @FireworksAI_HQ) are all generally available in any surface you use GitHub Copilot.

Christina Warren@film_girl·Aug 7Kimi K3 is now on @github Copilot! This is an excellent model and a lot of fun to use! For our demo video, I sent it a screenshot and said make a game based on this. The results were way better than I expected!43215.1K

Plus, special pricing: GPT-5.6 Sol has been reduced by 50% while Auto model selection is now 30% off for Copilot Max users. Try them out in Copilot before the promos end. ⏳

GitHub@github·Aug 21 @OpenAIDevs has reduced the price for GPT-5.6 Sol by 50% until September 3.

Try it out in GitHub Copilot wherever you work.QuoteGitHub@github·Jul 10 @OpenAIDevs’s GPT-5.6 family is now generally available and rolling out in GitHub Copilot.

GPT-5.6 comes in three variants: GPT-5.6 Sol: the highest reasoning ceiling in the family. Best for complex reasoning over large codebases and demanding, long-running agentic work.2879599128K

GitHub@github·Aug 22 Auto model selection is now 30% off for Copilot Max users.

Go further by letting Copilot pick the best model for the job: Claude, GPT, or Microsoft AI. No code or opt-in required.363030195K

🎧 New episodes of the GitHub Podcast

Get to know your hosts for Season 2. Find it wherever you listen to your podcasts.

GitHub@github·Aug 24Ever opened a repo thinking “this’ll just be a README”, and suddenly you’re building a full Python stack?

Same.

Get to know the hosts of our season 2 GitHub Podcast, and find out their favorite episodes from last season. Catch up on all the episodes wherever you listen toShow more1:07181812362K

💪 Copilot code review now has Balanced depth

You now have more choices in effort level for Copilot code review.

GitHub@github·Aug 17 Copilot code review depth is now up to you. Balanced depth is now generally available.

Select Balanced for deeper analysis and more thorough reviews on your pull requests, or choose Lite for straightforward changes.

Set the default depth at the org or repo level, or selectShow more4976542113K

💡 Join Dev Days

GitHub Copilot Dev Days are your chance to meet with your community and learn what you can achieve with GitHub Copilot. This time, we’re focusing on the new GitHub Copilot app.

Join an event in your city.

GitHub@github·Aug 13The GitHub Copilot app brings your AI-powered development workflow into one place, helping you turn ideas into code and keep your projects moving.

Bring your community together to explore what you can build with it at GitHub Copilot Dev Days.

Join or sign up to host an event inShow more113225382K

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