Is GitHub Copilot down? › Outage history › Aug 27, 2026
GitHub Copilot outage on Aug 27, 2026: what happened
On Aug 27, 2026, the GitHub status page reported "Incident with Copilot AI Model Providers". About 2 hours 8 min: from Aug 27, 2026, 10:04 UTC to Aug 27, 2026, 12:12 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
GitHub Copilot right now
At our last refresh (Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC) GitHub Copilot was up: Operational.
- Started
- Aug 27, 2026, 10:04 UTC
- Resolved
- Aug 27, 2026, 12:12 UTC
- Duration
- 2 hours 8 min
- Official impact
- Critical
- Affected
- Copilot AI Model Providers
- Source
- Incident with Copilot AI Model Providers on the GitHub status page
The GitHub status page rated it "Critical", its highest impact level: an outage of the affected parts, not only slowness.
What caused the GitHub Copilot outage?
"On August 27th, 2026, between approximately 09:20 and 12:14 UTC, the Copilot service experienced a degradation of the Kimi K3 model due to an issue with our upstream provider."
From the GitHub status page, Aug 27, 2026, 12:12 UTC.
When was it fixed?
The GitHub status page marked it resolved at Aug 27, 2026, 12:12 UTC, 2 hours 8 min after it started. Its resolution note: "On August 27th, 2026, between approximately 09:20 and 12:14 UTC, the Copilot service experienced a degradation of the Kimi K3 model due to an issue with our upstream provider. Users encountered elevated error rates when using Kimi K3. No other models were impacted. The issue was resolved by a ..."
Timeline of official updates
Every update the GitHub status page posted, oldest first. Times are UTC.
Aug 27, 2026, 10:04 UTC investigating
We are investigating reports of degraded availability for Copilot AI Model Providers
Aug 27, 2026, 10:43 UTC investigating
We are experiencing degraded availability for the Kimi K3 model 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 or selecting 'Auto' to continue using Copilot.
Aug 27, 2026, 11:58 UTC investigating
Copilot AI Model Providers is experiencing degraded performance. We are continuing to investigate.
Aug 27, 2026, 12:12 UTC investigating
The issues with our upstream model provider have been mitigated, and Kimi K3 is once again available in Copilot products and IDE surfaces. We will continue monitoring to ensure stability.
Aug 27, 2026, 12:12 UTC resolved
On August 27th, 2026, between approximately 09:20 and 12:14 UTC, the Copilot service experienced a degradation of the Kimi K3 model due to an issue with our upstream provider. Users encountered elevated error rates when using Kimi K3. No other models were impacted. The issue was resolved by a mitigation put in place by our provider. GitHub is working with our provider to further improve the resiliency of the service to prevent similar incidents in the future.
The same incident was listed for GitHub, which share GitHub Copilot's status page.
GitHub Copilot outage questions
What caused the GitHub Copilot outage on Aug 27, 2026?
The GitHub status page said (update at Aug 27, 2026, 12:12 UTC): "On August 27th, 2026, between approximately 09:20 and 12:14 UTC, the Copilot service experienced a degradation of the Kimi K3 model due to an issue with our upstream provider."
When was the GitHub Copilot outage on Aug 27, 2026 fixed?
The GitHub status page marked it resolved at Aug 27, 2026, 12:12 UTC, 2 hours 8 min after it started. Its resolution note: "On August 27th, 2026, between approximately 09:20 and 12:14 UTC, the Copilot service experienced a degradation of the Kimi K3 model due to an issue with our upstream provider. Users encountered elevated error rates when using Kimi K3. No other models were impacted. The issue was resolved by a ..."
How long did the GitHub Copilot outage last?
About 2 hours 8 min: from Aug 27, 2026, 10:04 UTC to Aug 27, 2026, 12:12 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Was GitHub Copilot completely down?
The GitHub status page rated it "Critical", its highest impact level: an outage of the affected parts, not only slowness. The affected parts listed were: Copilot AI Model Providers.
Which parts of GitHub Copilot were affected?
The GitHub status page listed: Copilot AI Model Providers.
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