# Copilot model access update for GitHub Team plans

DevFeed: [Copilot model access update for GitHub Team plans](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/copilot-model-access-update-for-github-team-plans-71484.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-31-copilot-model-access-update-for-github-team-plans>)

Author: Allison

Published: 2026-08-31T21:58:46Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Changelog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-changelog.md>)

Topics: [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [billing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/billing.md>), [change](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/change.md>), [copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/copilot.md>), [enterprise](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/enterprise.md>), [features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/features.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [github-copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-copilot.md>), [governance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/governance.md>), [information](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/information.md>), [it](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/it.md>), [model](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model.md>), [model-access](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model-access.md>), [organization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/organization.md>), [organizations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/organizations.md>), [policies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/policies.md>), [policy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/policy.md>), [team](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>), [updated](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updated.md>), [users](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/users.md>)

## AI overview

GitHub changed how Copilot model access is determined for users with seats in multiple organizations. The organization paying for usage now controls access; users whose access comes entirely through an enterprise or its organizations are unaffected.

## Source excerpt

We have updated how model access is determined for Copilot users who hold seats in more than one organization. To keep billing and governance in sync, your model access is...