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Is GitHub Copilot down?

Live status of GitHub Copilot from GitHub's official status page (Copilot), checked every 30 minutes. Last check: Oct 7, 2026, 17:12 UTC.

GitHub Copilot is up: no problems reported
Source: GitHub ↗

Components

CopilotOperational
Copilot AI Model ProvidersOperational

Last 90 days

4 incidents in the last 30 days, 2 major · 13.7 hours from report to fix

90 days agoToday

Recent GitHub Copilot outages and incidents

Sep 28, 2026Copilot Code Review is unable to complete reviews · critical · fixed in 51 min
Sep 17, 2026Elevated rate of errors for OpenAI models provided by Copilot · minor · fixed in 49 min
Sep 16, 2026Degradation with Gemini 3.8 Flash · major · fixed in 10 h 27 min
Sep 15, 2026Disruption with some GitHub services · minor · fixed in 1 h 30 min
Sep 4, 2026Disruption with Copilot Code Review · major · fixed in 1 h 47 min
Sep 3, 2026Incident with Grok Copilot AI Model Provider · minor · fixed in 2 h 54 min
Aug 31, 2026Elevated rate of errors for OpenAI models provided by Copilot · minor · fixed in 42 min
Aug 27, 2026Incident with Copilot AI Model Providers · critical · fixed in 2 h 8 min
Aug 24, 2026Elevated errors on Fable 5 due to upstream provider · major · fixed in 46 min
Aug 17, 2026Incident with GitHub.com · critical · fixed in 7 h 35 min
Aug 13, 2026Errors with the Fable 5 Model in Copilot · minor · fixed in 1 h 3 min
Aug 10, 2026Disruption with Copilot for access to some models · minor · fixed in 1 h 23 min

If GitHub Copilot is down, alternatives

Cursor Free + $20/mo · Gid Score 72 All systems operational Zed Free + $10/mo · Gid Score 59 Warp Free + $20/mo · Gid Score 54 All Systems Operational Junie Free + $10/mo · Gid Score 54 Orca Free (OSS) · Gid Score 50 Amazon Q Developer Free + $19/mo · Gid Score 49

FAQ

Is GitHub Copilot down right now?

At our last check (Oct 7, 2026, 17:12 UTC) GitHub's status page reported: All systems operational.

Where is the official GitHub Copilot status page?

https://www.githubstatus.com. We read it every 30 minutes.

How often does GitHub Copilot have outages?

4 incidents were reported in the last 30 days, 2 of them major.

What can I use if GitHub Copilot is down?

Alternatives in the same category: Cursor, Zed, Warp, Junie.

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