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GitHub Copilot outage on 28 October 2026

Timeline

1. 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC
   We started seeing problems. Our verdict: Some users report problems.
2. 28 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · official update
   Disruption with some Copilot services (investigating): “We are investigating reports of impacted performance for some GitHub services.” Source
3. 28 Oct 2026, 14:16 UTC · official update
   Disruption with some Copilot services (investigating): “We are experiencing issues with upstream model providers resulting in a degraded experience across Copilot services. The team is actively investigating the issue.” Source
4. 28 Oct 2026, 14:34 UTC · official update
   Disruption with some Copilot services (investigating): “We are experiencing degraded availability for the GPT-5.3-Codex, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, GPT-6 Luna, and MAI Code 1.1 Flash models in Copilot products and IDE surfaces. This is due to an issue with an upstream model provider. While we work with them to resolve the issue we recommend choosing another model to continue using Copilot.” Source
5. 28 Oct 2026, 14:56 UTC · official update
   Disruption with some Copilot services (investigating): “We are experiencing degraded availability for the GPT-5.3-Codex, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, GPT-6 Luna, and MAI Code 1.1 Flash models in Copilot products and IDE surfaces. We have identified the root cause and working to apply a mitigation. While we work to resolve the issue we recommend choosing another model to continue using Copilot.” Source
6. 28 Oct 2026, 15:16 UTC
   Our verdict changed to: Likely down.
7. 28 Oct 2026, 15:16 UTC · official update
   Disruption with some Copilot services (investigating): “We have applied the mitigation and are seeing signs of recovery. We will continue to monitor and expect full resolution soon.” Source
8. 28 Oct 2026, 15:25 UTC · official update
   Disruption with some Copilot services (investigating): “Copilot is experiencing degraded performance. We are continuing to investigate.” Source
9. 28 Oct 2026, 15:26 UTC · official update
   Disruption with some Copilot services (monitoring): “The degradation affecting Copilot has been mitigated. We are monitoring to ensure stability.” Source
10. 28 Oct 2026, 15:29 UTC
    Looking normal again. We'll keep watching for 15 minutes before closing this.
11. 28 Oct 2026, 15:43 UTC
    Everything has looked normal for 15 minutes, so we marked this incident as resolved.

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How we track incidents

We open an incident when GitHub Copilot stops looking normal or GitHub posts an official incident, and close it after 15 minutes with everything back to normal. More about our method.