# Building the new GitHub Copilot Inline Suggestions Model: Part One

DevFeed: [Building the new GitHub Copilot Inline Suggestions Model: Part One](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/building-the-new-github-copilot-inline-suggestions-model-part-one-31473.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2026/09/16/building-the-github-copilot-inline-suggestions-model-part-one>)

Author: Julia Gong, Ben Liggett, Ulugbek Abdullaev

Published: 2026-09-16T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Visual Studio Code - Code Editing. Redefined.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/visual-studio-code-code-editing-redefined.md>)

Topics: [GitHub Copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-copilot.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>)

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## AI overview

GitHub Copilot unified completion-style ghost text, nearby next edit suggestions, and long-distance edits into a single "3-in-1" model. The article explains that training, evaluation, and editor design evolved together, and that the unified model can improve suggestion selection and cache additional edits for faster subsequent interactions.

## Source excerpt

Explore how GitHub Copilot unified completion, next edit, and long-distance suggestions into one model for a faster, more cohesive coding experience. Read the full article