AI BriefingOpus 4.6 Removed
Key point
Claude Opus models are being dropped from GitHub Copilot Pro, and new sign-ups have been halted.
Details
GitHub announced changes to the Copilot Individual plans on April 20, 2026.
The key changes are as follows.
- New sign-ups for Copilot Pro, Pro+, and Student halted
- Stricter usage limits for individual plans
- Opus models unavailable on the Pro plan
- Opus 4.7 retained on Pro+, while Opus 4.5 / 4.6 will be removed
GitHub explained that agentic workflows and parallel sessions have significantly increased compute resource usage, making it difficult to maintain service stability under the existing pricing structure.
It also noted that usage warnings will be shown in VS Code and Copilot CLI in case users hit the limits, and that users can upgrade to Pro+ if needed.
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