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GitHub Models (free tier)

unrated confidence: low

Verdict

Not a live deal: official docs confirm GitHub Models was fully retired 2026-07-30, so no free tier, catalog, or rate limits exist today; successor surface is Azure AI Foundry / GitHub Copilot.

The terms

NONE - GitHub Models was fully retired as of July 30, 2026; playground, model catalog, inference API and BYOK are unavailable to any customer (models.github.ai returns HTTP 410 github_models_retirement_brownout).

From the official page

"As of July 30, 2026, GitHub Models has been fully retired. The playground, model catalog, inference API, and bring your own key (BYOK) are no longer available to any customer."

"GitHub Models was a separate service from GitHub Copilot and is unrelated to GitHub Copilot services."

"{"error":{"code":"github_models_retirement_brownout","message":"GitHub Models is temporarily unavailable as part of a scheduled retirement brownout."}}"

Official source: docs.github.com

Verified 2026-08-26

The math

Free within provider limits — effective marginal cost is $0 until quotas are hit.

Watch out

Machine-discovered entry — numbers trace to official sources via quotes; editorial verdict pending.