Summary
GitHub made Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.7 Code generally available in the GitHub Copilot model picker, the first open-weight model to join an otherwise all-proprietary roster. The MIT-licensed model has 1 trillion total parameters but activates only 32 billion per token, is hosted by GitHub on Microsoft Azure, and is billed at provider list pricing under usage-based billing. Rollout reached Pro, Pro+, and Max first, with Copilot Business and Enterprise following on July 7.
What changed
GitHub added Kimi K2.7 Code to the Copilot model picker as its first open-weight, MIT-licensed option, Azure-hosted and usage-based billed, and extended it to Copilot Business and Enterprise on July 7, 2026.
Why it matters
An open-weight, Beijing-built model inside Copilot's default picker signals that open weights have reached enterprise-grade managed IDEs, giving teams a lower-cost, independently auditable alternative to proprietary models. Azure hosting plus admin controls is how Microsoft makes a Chinese open-weight model palatable to enterprise governance.
Evidence excerpt
Kimi K2.7 Code is the first open-weight model in Copilot's model picker; it is hosted by GitHub on Microsoft Azure and billed at provider list pricing under usage-based billing.