Commercial software intelligenceEvidence checked · 8 September 2026
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Commercial product change, preserved as evidence.

SK-2026-193 · Entitlements & feature gating

GitHub makes GPT-6 Astra generally available to four Copilot plan families

GitHub is gradually rolling GPT-6 Astra out to Copilot Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise across its named clients, with Business and Enterprise access governed by administrator model policy and provider-list pricing under usage-based billing.

Generally available · gradual rollout with policy gate

Commercial transition

Previous stateBefore the 4 September 2026 announcement, GPT-6 Astra was not a generally available selectable model entitlement across the stated GitHub Copilot plans.
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New stateGitHub is gradually making GPT-6 Astra selectable for Copilot Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise in Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Copilot CLI, Copilot coding agent, Copilot app, github.com, GitHub Mobile, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode and Eclipse; Business and Enterprise administrators control access through model policy.

Who is affected

Users on Copilot Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise who want GPT-6 Astra, plus Business and Enterprise administrators governing model availability.

Action required

Verify rollout availability and plan eligibility, review provider-list usage billing, and confirm the Business or Enterprise model policy before relying on access.

Evidence boundary

GitHub proves general availability to the named plans, named clients, gradual rollout, administrator-policy control and provider-list pricing under usage-based billing. It does not promise immediate availability to every account or extend entitlement to unlisted plans.

Timeline

  1. GPT-6 Astra general availability announced

    GitHub began gradual rollout across the stated Copilot plans and clients.

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