Copilot outage on November 10, 2026: what happened and how long it lasted
On November 10, 2026, GitHub Copilot had an outage between 23:16 and 17:55 UTC, about 18.6 h in total. The vendor posted 2 incidents.
Timeline（UTC）
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Degraded availability for GPT-5.3 Codex and GPT-5.6 models in Copilot
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Degraded availability for GPT-5.3 Codex and GPT-5.6 models in Copilot
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Incident with Git Operations and Pull Requests
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Incident with Git Operations and Pull Requests
Hourly measurements (UTC)
Also affected that day: DeepSeek API · Grok
Official updates（UTC）
- investigatingWe are investigating reports of degraded availability for Copilot
- investigatingWe are experiencing degraded availability for GPT-5.3 Codex, GPT-5.6 Luna, and GPT-5.6 Sol in Copilot products and IDE surfaces due to an issue with an upstream model provider. We recommend choosing another model or selecting Auto to continue using Copilot until the issue is resolved.
- investigatingCopilot AI Model Providers is experiencing degraded availability. We are continuing to investigate.
- investigatingCopilot is operating normally.
- monitoringThe degradation affecting Copilot AI Model Providers has been mitigated. We are monitoring to ensure stability.
- monitoringThe issue affecting GPT-5.3 Codex, GPT-5.6 Luna, and GPT-5.6 Sol in Copilot products and IDE surfaces has been mitigated. We are monitoring the service to ensure stability.
- resolvedThis incident has been resolved. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we addressed this issue. A detailed root cause analysis will be shared as soon as it is available.
- investigatingWe are investigating reports of degraded performance for Actions and Pull Requests
- investigatingActions and Pull Requests are experiencing degraded availability. We are continuing to investigate.
- investigatingWe're investigating elevated response times for Git operations and pull requests. GitHub Actions workflows that are triggered from Pull Requests are delayed. We're working to mitigate the impact and will share updates as we learn more.
- investigatingActions is experiencing degraded availability. We are continuing to investigate.
- investigatingWe continue to investigate elevated response times for Git operations and pull requests. Some pull-request processing and Actions workflows are improving, but delays and failures persist. We're monitoring the impact and working to restore normal service.
Copilot reliability lately
Measured availability over the last 30 days: 99.90%; 1 day with an outage or degradation in the last 90 days.
Previous outages: 2026-11-09
Alternatives while Copilot is down
Open one to see whether it is up right now.
FAQ
Was Copilot down on November 10, 2026?
On November 10, 2026, GitHub Copilot had an outage between 23:16 and 17:55 UTC, about 18.6 h in total. The vendor posted 2 incidents.
Why was Copilot down?
The vendor's own description: Degraded availability for GPT-5.3 Codex and GPT-5.6 models in Copilot; Incident with Git Operations and Pull Requests. See the official status page for the root cause.
Is Copilot working now?
It is working normally now. Live status: https://modelbank.ai/status/github-copilot (tested every 2 minutes).
What can I use instead when Copilot is down?
Switch temporarily to Cursor IDE, Windsurf IDE, Lovable.dev, v0, Poe, OpenRouter API — check on ModelBank that they are up first.
Does Copilot go down often?
Measured availability over the last 30 days: 99.90%; 1 day with an outage or degradation in the last 90 days.
How do I hear about the next outage first?
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Sources: ModelBank's probes every 2 minutes and Copilot's official status page. Please cite this page when quoting.