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MAI-Code-1-Flash expands to more GitHub Copilot features

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feature announcement

Microsoft's MAI-Code-1-Flash coding model is now integrated into additional GitHub Copilot surfaces, including Copilot CLI, the GitHub Copilot app, and Copilot Chat on GitHub. This small, high-quality model is designed to improve coding assistance across various platforms and plans. Availability will gradually expand, with business and enterprise access planned soon.

  • →MAI-Code-1-Flash model now available on additional Copilot surfaces
  • →MAI-Code-1-Flash offers high quality for its size
  • →Expanded availability and plan support for MAI-Code-1-Flash
Features (1) ›
  • MAI-Code-1-Flash model now available on additional Copilot surfaces

    Microsoft's MAI-Code-1-Flash, a small coding model, has been made available across more GitHub Copilot surfaces. This includes Copilot CLI, GitHub Copilot app, Copilot Chat on GitHub, Visual Studio, GitHub Mobile, JetBrains IDEs, Eclipse, and Xcode.

Notes (2) ›
  • MAI-Code-1-Flash offers high quality for its size

    The MAI-Code-1-Flash model is designed and tuned specifically for GitHub Copilot, demonstrating best-in-class quality for its size and outperforming other small models in early testing.

  • Expanded availability and plan support for MAI-Code-1-Flash

    MAI-Code-1-Flash is available in Copilot Free, Student, Pro, Pro+, and Max plans, with gradual rollout to a limited set of users. Access for Copilot Business and Enterprise is expected soon.

Read the original announcement →

https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-18-mai-code-1-flash-available-on-more-copilot-surfaces

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