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GitHub Copilot usage API now reports BYOK usage separately from Copilot-hosted models

GitHub's changelog says the Copilot usage metrics API now shows bring your own key (BYOK) usage across GitHub Copilot. This lets users separate BYOK usage from Copilot-hosted model usage in their metrics. The snippet says reports cover two kinds of usage, but the excerpt cuts off before naming them. The update also mentions enterprise custom models, which the headline references.

Source: GitHub Changelog · github.blog Published 2026-11-04T00:32:19+00:00 Detected 2026-11-04T02:33:57+00:00
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GitHub's changelog says the Copilot usage metrics API now shows bring your own key (BYOK) usage across GitHub Copilot. This lets users separate BYOK usage from Copilot-hosted model usage in their metrics. The snippet says reports cover two kinds of usage, but the excerpt cuts off before naming them. The update also mentions enterprise custom models, which the headline references.

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The Copilot usage metrics API now shows bring your own key (BYOK) usage across GitHub Copilot, so you can separate it from Copilot-hosted model usage. Reports cover two kinds of… The post BYOK and enterprise custom models in the Copilot usage API appeared first on <a href="https://github....

Teams that run Copilot at scale and use their own model keys can now track that usage apart from Copilot-hosted models. Administrators and finance or platform leads may find this useful for cost and usage reporting. Readers should check the full changelog for the exact report types and how the data is structured before relying on it.

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GitHub Copilot gets a source-backed update

GitHub Copilot has a source-backed update with coverage spanning for developers.

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GitHub Changelog

GitHub Copilot usage API now reports BYOK usage separately from Copilot-hosted models

GitHub Changelog

GitHub Copilot usage API now reports bring-your-own-key model usage separately

GitHub Changelog

GitHub Copilot usage API now reports BYOK usage separately from Copilot-hosted models

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