Does GitHub Copilot work with Standard Compute?

Yes. GitHub Copilot supports a custom OpenAI-compatible base URL, so it works with Standard Compute. Set the base URL to https://api.stdcmpt.com/v1, paste your API key, and set the model to "standardcompute".

What base URL do I use for GitHub Copilot?

Use https://api.stdcmpt.com/v1 as the OpenAI-compatible base URL in GitHub Copilot, with your Standard Compute API key and the model "standardcompute".

Do I need to change my code or model names?

No code changes. The model "standardcompute" routes each request to a frontier or an efficient model, so you don't pick or update model names; an exact model ID from the Models page pins one model instead.

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Use Standard Compute with GitHub Copilot

GitHub's coding assistant: chat and agent mode in VS Code, plus Copilot CLI in the terminal. Paste three settings into Copilot: the base URL, your Standard Compute API key and the model.

VS Code's docs say bring-your-own-key models work without signing in to GitHub and without a Copilot plan. Copilot CLI reads its provider from COPILOT_PROVIDER_* environment variables and needs models with tool calling and streaming.

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Your connection settings

Copy these values, then put them where Copilot expects them (steps below).

Base URL

https://api.stdcmpt.com/v1

API Key

Your Standard Compute key

Model

standardcompute

Where to set them in Copilot

VS Code: open the model picker, choose Manage Language Models → Add Models → Custom Endpoint, and in chatLanguageModels.json set the model url to https://api.stdcmpt.com/v1/chat/completions, id to standardcompute and toolCalling to true.
Copilot CLI: export COPILOT_PROVIDER_BASE_URL=https://api.stdcmpt.com/v1, COPILOT_PROVIDER_API_KEY with your key and COPILOT_MODEL=standardcompute, then run copilot.
Pick Standard Compute in the chat model picker and send one agent task. It appears under Logs in the Standard Compute dashboard.

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What changes in Copilot

Billing: Copilot requests draw on one monthly compute budget, with plans from $19 a month. There is no per-token bill. When the budget is used, requests stop until renewal or an upgrade, unless you turn on pay as you go.
Models: The model standardcompute picks a frontier or an efficient model for each request. An exact model ID from the Models page pins one model instead.
Good to know: Inline completions, semantic search and embedding features still need a GitHub account and run on GitHub's models. Agent mode only lists models with tool calling enabled. Copilot Business and Enterprise admins can switch bring-your-own-key off, and the old github.copilot.chat.customOAIModels setting is deprecated.