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GitHub Copilot weekly releases — September 14
GitHub Copilot has introduced several new features this week to enhance user experience and productivity. Updates include new model selection options that allow users to choose tiers based on efficiency, balance, or intelligence. The code review process has been improved to handle comments more effectively and suggest commit messages. Integration with Sentry now enables smoother transitions from crash reports to code fixes, while usage metrics have become available for enterprise users to monitor activity in VS Code. Other features include repository property suggestions and improved management for AI credit budgets.
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Published 18 Sept 2026, 19:45 UTC3 min read
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Brief
NewsBite reading:GitHub Copilot introduces new features and updates for September 14
TL;DR
- New model selection options based on efficiency, balance, and intelligence tiers.
- Enhanced code review process can now handle comments and suggest commit messages.
- Integration with Sentry allows for fixing production crashes directly from reports.
- Usage metrics available for entity leaders to monitor active users and session counts.
- New features in VS Code include the ability to run agents with local Dev Containers.
Interesting facts
- The ability to create pull requests directly from the Agents window streamlines workflow.
- Usage metrics are designed to help organizations better understand Copilot adoption.
What changed