# GitHub Ditches Its LLM for ModernBERT, Cutting Secret Scan Costs by 98%

AlphaSignal, 2026-10-25. [Read the original](https://alphasignal.ai/news/github-ditches-its-llm-for-modernbert-cutting-secret-scan-costs-by-98).

GitHub swapped the LLM in its secret scanner for a fine-tuned ModernBERT classifier for generic secrets, and reports about 98% lower cost.