Gemini 4 Carbon is now selectable in Copilot

What changed

Gemini 4 Carbon is now generally available in GitHub Copilot, aimed at complex coding, agentic and reasoning tasks. GitHub says it focuses on secure code generation and security-focused work.

It is billed at provider list pricing under usage-based billing, so check Models and pricing for GitHub Copilot before you make it your default.

Where you can pick it

GitHub lists Copilot Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise as the plans that get it. You choose it in the model picker in Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Copilot CLI, the GitHub Copilot coding agent, the GitHub Copilot app, github.com, GitHub Mobile on iOS and Android, JetBrains IDEs, Xcode and Eclipse.

If you don’t see it yet, check back, since the rollout is gradual.

What admins control

On Copilot Business and Enterprise, administrators manage access through the model policy in Copilot settings. Under default model enablement, new models are turned on automatically unless an admin has switched off the global default or disabled this model.

What to do

1. Open the model picker in your editor and look for Gemini 4 Carbon.
2. Read the pricing page first, since billing follows provider list pricing.
3. Admins. Decide in the model policy whether Gemini 4 Carbon should be on for your people.