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GitHub Copilot Deprecates Claude Opus 4.8 in November
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- →Claude Opus 4.8 is removed from standard Copilot Business/Enterprise tiers, forcing a shift to alternative models.
- →Annual individual subscribers retain access, creating a two-tier model for premium reasoning capabilities.
- →Enterprise admins must actively manage model policies if they wish to maintain specific model configurations.
GitHub has announced that Claude Opus 4.8 will be deprecated across all Copilot experiences, including Chat and agent modes, effective November 16, 2026. The deprecation applies to Copilot Business and Enterprise customers, who will automatically have alternative models enabled unless administrators manually disable them. Individual subscribers on annual plans are exempt and will retain access to Opus 4.8. GitHub advises users to update any custom workflows or integrations immediately to ensure continuity of service.
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