GitHub· Copilot

MAI-Code-1.1-Flash available in GitHub Copilot

MAI-Code-1.1-Flash, Microsoft’s latest small-tier coding model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot. Building on MAI-Code-1-Flash, it adds native vision support for image understanding and delivers improvements across coding quality, instruction following, tool use, and performance. Alongside these model enhancements, continued advances in model and serving efficiency have enabled a 73% lower list price than MAI-Code-1-Flash, making it a cost-effective option for lightweight coding workflows that require a balance of capability and cost efficiency. For annual GitHub Copilot subscribers, the model is charged at a 0.25× premium request multiplier. Read the MAI-Code-1.1-Flash announcement for a deeper look at the model’s vision support, coding performance improvements, and efficiency gains. This model is billed at provider list pricing under usage-based billing. See GitHub Copilot’s pricing for models and requests for details. Availability in GitHub Copilot MAI-Code-1.1-Flash will be available to Copilot Free and Student users through auto model selection. …

Announced

11 Aug 2026 18:13 UTC