Commercial transition
Previous stateUsers could not set the newly published reasoning-level control when starting Copilot cloud-agent tasks.
→New stateEligible paid-plan users can select a supported model and reasoning level for an individual cloud-agent run.
Who is affected
Users on paid Copilot plans that include cloud agent and models supporting configurable reasoning.
Action required
Choose the lowest sufficient reasoning level, monitor credit consumption and verify model and plan support per task.
Evidence boundary
Higher reasoning may improve complex answers but consumes more tokens and credits. The announcement does not include Copilot Free or unsupported models.
Timeline
- Reasoning control released
GitHub added per-run reasoning-level selection for supported models on the named paid plans.
Official sources
- Customize the reasoning level for Copilot cloud agentGitHub Changelog · 2026-08-03 · Official paid-plan entitlement announcement