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GitHub Models
A GitHub workspace for trying models, comparing prompts, saving prompt configurations, running evaluations, and calling supported models through an API.
See how this access route works, what it asks you to set up, and which current terms to check before using it.
May fit if
You want experiments close to a repository
Developers who want model experiments, prompt files, comparisons, and evaluations close to repositories and GitHub workflows.
Access observed
Rate-limited included use
Checked 11 July 2026: GitHub said accounts receive rate-limited GitHub Models usage at no cost. Limits vary by model and Copilot plan; paid usage is optional and account or organization settings can control it.
What you will need
GitHub account and repository
Use a GitHub account and repository, enable Models where required, and use the playground or a GitHub token with the permissions shown in the current API guide.
How access works
Prompts can move from a playground into repo files
GitHub Models combines a model catalog, prompt editor, comparisons, evaluations, saved .prompt.yml files, and API access. Organization owners can control whether Models is available and which models are allowed.
Limits and charges
Included use depends on the account and model
Free quotas vary by model, request size, account, and Copilot plan. GitHub says use is blocked after the included quota when paid use is not enabled; organizations and repositories remain in public preview.
Your data and account
Repository context changes the data question
Before using private code or data, check repository visibility, organization rules, the selected model's information, current GitHub terms, and any connected provider boundary.
Before relying on it
Separate prototyping from production
GitHub describes the rate-limited experience as learning, experimentation, and proof-of-concept use rather than production use. Check preview status, organization policy, budgets, model terms, and current limits before relying on it. Confirm preview status, model limits, token permissions, paid-usage settings, budgets, content filters, repository storage, and the production service you would use if the experiment becomes durable.
Check current information
GitHub Models source pages
These GitHub pages describe the current workspace, included quota, billing controls, limits, and intended experimentation boundary.
Continue exploring
Compare this route with the job you need to do.
See other limited or low-cost API paths, or return to the full Access guide for browser, app, API, and local choices.