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Copilot Fusion is live. Local model routing still needs the cloud.
GitHub’s new model router changes who chooses the model, not whether local routing needs the cloud. Check plan eligibility, metered costs, hardware and workspace edits.
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The editorial illustration
AI-generated conceptual illustration of connected local and cloud routes, not a product interface or technical network diagram.
- Image model
- openai/gpt-5-image-mini
- Why this image
- The connected switch house makes automatic routing and the continuing cloud dependency visible without presenting invented product UI or performance claims.
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Use case: stylized-concept. Asset: Headless Thrones editorial hero for a practical analysis of an AI coding assistant that routes tasks between local models and cloud models. A refined miniature isometric railway switch house on a cream stone coastal terrace. In the foreground, a solid little sage-green workbench and brass desktop engine sit entirely on the terrace; two slender brass tracks leave a central switching lever, one winding to the nearby workbench and the other crossing a delicate elevated bridge toward three pale geometric towers suspended within a soft cloud above the ocean. The bridge remains visibly connected to the switch house, suggesting that a local route still belongs to a connected system. A small brass measuring dial beside the lever suggests metered effort. Calm readable composition, one clear foreground focal point, generous negative space, precise architectural proportions. Fine ink and watercolor, warm parchment cream #f4f1e8, forest green #263d35, sage #9aaa81, ocean teal #103d4a, restrained brass accents. Soft afternoon light. Conceptual editorial illustration, not an actual software interface, architectural claim, or technical network schematic. No people, no robots, no words, no letters, no numbers, no logos, no watermark.
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