Commercial software intelligenceEvidence checked · 8 September 2026
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SK-2026-171 · AI model entitlements

GitHub schedules default model enablement for unconfigured Copilot Business and Enterprise policies

GitHub introduced a global default availability policy for generally available Copilot models on Business and Enterprise and scheduled unconfigured model policies to inherit that default on 26 August 2026, while preserving explicit administrator choices.

Policy transition scheduled

Commercial transition

Previous stateCopilot Business and Enterprise model availability did not use the newly announced global default policy for unconfigured generally available models.
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New stateFrom 26 August 2026, model policies left unconfigured inherit GitHub's global default availability: models covered by an enabled default become available, models covered by a disabled default remain unavailable, and explicit administrator selections remain controlling.

Who is affected

GitHub Copilot Business and Enterprise administrators whose organizations or enterprises leave supported model policies unconfigured.

Action required

Review model policies before 26 August and set explicit enable or disable choices wherever GitHub's global default should not determine availability.

Evidence boundary

GitHub proves the 26 August inheritance transition for unconfigured supported model policies and preserves explicit administrator settings. Open-weight models and models outside the GitHub Data Retention Agreement are excluded from the stated default-enablement policy; the notice does not force administrators to enable any model explicitly set to disabled.

Timeline

  1. Default model policy announced

    GitHub announced the Business and Enterprise default-model policy and a 28-day lead period before it affects unconfigured model policies.

  2. Default inheritance scheduled

    Unconfigured supported model policies are scheduled to inherit GitHub's global default availability while explicit choices remain unchanged.

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