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Kimi K3 model now available in GitHub Copilot

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feature announcement

Kimi K3, an open-weight model, is now generally available in GitHub Copilot, offering advanced agentic coding capabilities at a competitive price. It's rolling out gradually to Copilot Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans, with administrators needing to enable it for Business/Enterprise users. Users can select Kimi K3 via the model picker across various IDEs and platforms.

  • →Kimi K3 model integrated into GitHub Copilot
  • →Model selection available across multiple platforms
  • →Gradual rollout and administrator enablement
  • →Administrator recommendations for enabling Kimi K3
Features (1) ›
  • Kimi K3 model integrated into GitHub Copilot

    Kimi K3, an open-weight model with frontier-level agentic coding abilities, is now generally available within GitHub Copilot. It is hosted by GitHub on Fireworks AI and billed at provider list pricing.

Enhancements (1) ›
  • Model selection available across multiple platforms

    Kimi K3 can be selected using the model picker in Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Copilot CLI, GitHub Copilot cloud agent, GitHub Copilot app, github.com, GitHub Mobile, Jetbrains, XCode, and Eclipse.

Notes (2) ›
  • Gradual rollout and administrator enablement

    The model is gradually rolling out to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise plans. For Copilot Business and Enterprise, administrators must explicitly enable the Kimi K3 policy in Copilot settings before it can be used by their organization.

  • Administrator recommendations for enabling Kimi K3

    Administrators are advised to review open-weight models, including Kimi K3, against their organization's security, compliance, and data-governance requirements before enabling them.

Read the original announcement →

https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-06-kimi-k3-is-now-available-in-github-copilot

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