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Copilot ships a model a week, but the plugin format is the move that outlasts them

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◆Current state
GitHub Copilot's feed reads as a rolling model catalog — Grok 4.6, Gemini 3.7 Flash, MAI-Code-1.1-Flash added, MAI-Code-1-Flash deprecated on a stated date. Underneath that churn sit two structural items: Agent Plugins 1.0, a build-once plugin format shipped with AWS, Anysphere, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Vercel behind it, and per-model token accounting in the usage report. Client work continues across VS Code, JetBrains, the CLI, the web, and the Copilot app.
◆Where it's heading
Model additions arrive faster than they can differentiate, which is exactly why the portability and metering work matters more: a plugin that runs unchanged across clients and a bill that itemizes per model are what make an interchangeable model roster manageable. The client surfaces are converging on the same feature set, with memory, local models via Ollama, and enterprise controls reaching JetBrains after the VS Code line. The weekly release cadence formalizes all of it into a single recurring digest.
◆Prediction
Expect the model roster to keep rotating on a roughly weekly beat with deprecations following each replacement, and expect Agent Plugins to accumulate more launch partners since its value depends on breadth of adoption. Feature parity across JetBrains, CLI, and the app looks like the ongoing project rather than any single new capability.

◆Recent moves

  1. 4d ago

    Grok 4.6 is now available in GitHub Copilot

    Grok 4.6 joins the Copilot model picker, pitched at agentic coding and multi-step workflows. Another rotation of the roster rather than a new capability — the third model added in this window alone.

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  2. 5d ago

    Weekly roundup: new models, portable plugins, agent workflows

    A weekly roundup pointing at new models, portable plugins, and agent workflow changes across the editors, CLI, and Copilot app. The items it indexes appear as their own entries in this window, so it carries no release of its own.

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  3. 5d ago

    Gemini 3.7 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot

    Gemini 3.7 Flash rolls out in Copilot with claimed gains in web and app development and agentic work. Roster maintenance in the same cadence as the Grok and MAI-Code additions around it.

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  4. 6d ago

    Agent Plugins 1.0 in VS Code, Copilot CLI, and the Copilot app

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    Agent Plugins 1.0 makes a plugin portable across VS Code, the Copilot CLI, and the Copilot app, with five external vendors signed on at launch. Against a window of interchangeable models, this is the entry that changes the shape of the platform rather than its contents.

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  5. 7d ago

    Copilot memory and Ollama in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains

    JetBrains gains persistent Copilot memory, local model access through Ollama, and additional enterprise controls, alongside MCP reliability fixes. It brings the JetBrains client toward the feature line the VS Code side already holds.

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  6. 7d ago

    Upcoming deprecation of MAI-Code-1-Flash

    MAI-Code-1-Flash retires across all Copilot experiences on September 10, 2026, with MAI-Code-1.1-Flash named as the replacement. The deprecation lands the same day as its successor, showing how quickly a slot in the roster turns over.

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