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Gemini 4 Hydrogen in GitHub Copilot
GitHub Changelog · By Allison ·
The Brief
- Gemini 4 Hydrogen, Google's latest Flash model, is now generally available in GitHub Copilot.
- The model is designed for fast, efficient agentic coding, tool use, and multistep workflows.
- It has improved instruction following over Gemini 3.8 Flash and is billed at provider list price.
Why it matters
Developers using GitHub Copilot can select Gemini 4 Hydrogen for agentic coding and multistep tasks, with instruction following that the source says is better than Gemini 3.8 Flash.
Who’s affected
- GitHub Copilot users
- Gemini 4 Hydrogen
- Gemini 3.8 Flash
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Gemini 4 Hydrogen, Google’s latest Flash model, is now generally available in GitHub Copilot. It is designed for fast, efficient agentic coding, tool use, and multistep workflows, with improved instruction following over Gemini 3.8 Flash. This model is billed at provider list…
Timeline
Gemini 4 Hydrogen became generally available in GitHub Copilot
Archive: 2026 - GitHub Changelog
Gemini 4 Hydrogen in GitHub Copilot