# Under the hood: Exploring the AI models powering GitHub Copilot

DevFeed: [Under the hood: Exploring the AI models powering GitHub Copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/under-the-hood-exploring-the-ai-models-powering-github-copilot-67480.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/github-copilot/under-the-hood-exploring-the-ai-models-powering-github-copilot/>)

Author: Alexandra Lietzke

Published: 2025-08-29T16:14:42Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [GitHub Copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-copilot.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [Developer experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-experience.md>)

Tags: [agentic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-ml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-ml.md>), [generative-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/generative-ai.md>), [github-copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-copilot.md>), [llm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llm.md>), [models](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/models.md>), [workflows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflows.md>)

## AI overview

The article describes how GitHub Copilot evolved from a single model to a multi-model platform, and how model choice and supporting infrastructure enable its coding, chat, and agentic workflows. It emphasizes developers' ability to choose models suited to tasks and preferences.

## Source excerpt

Learn how GitHub Copilot's evolving models and infrastructure center developer choice and power agentic workflows.