Microsoft-owned GitHub has grown to over 225 million developers worldwide, with the United States leading at 38.3 million, followed by India at 32 million. (Image credit: Anuj Bhatia/Indian Express)

GitHub on Wednesday released a new system that helps developers decide which AI models should handle specific software development tasks, claiming it can match the performance of frontier coding agents at roughly half the cost.

The announcement, made at GitHub Universe, which drew hundreds of developers to San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center, comes as organisations look for ways to reduce AI token costs and save money.

GitHub described Copilot Fusion at its developer-focused event as a system that routes requests to different AI models and coordinates their work on a task, rather than a model itself.…