Lite and Balanced effort levels for GitHub Copilot code review are now generally available. They let you match the depth of a review to the complexity and risk of a pull request.
Not every pull request needs the same scrutiny. Documentation updates and small fixes may only need focused feedback, while complex logic, security-sensitive code, and cross-service changes benefit from deeper analysis. You can now:
Choose Lite for feedback on straightforward changes.
Choose Balanced when a change warrants deeper analysis from a higher-reasoning model.
Set an organization-wide default that repositories inherit while retaining control over individual reviews.
