Microsoft is signaling a shift in its AI priorities, favoring Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4 over OpenAI's GPT-5 models in its flagship developer tool, Visual Studio Code.

Microsoft is reportedly favoring Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4 over OpenAI's GPT-5 for GitHub Copilot users, citing superior internal benchmarks. This strategic shift extends to Microsoft 365 Copilot, ...

Microsoft is launching an 'auto model selection' for GitHub Copilot in VS Code, defaulting to Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4, ...

Microsoft is integrating Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4 and Opus 4.1 models into Microsoft 365 Copilot, giving enterprise users ...

GitHub Copilot app modernization is now generally available in Visual Studio, providing AI-powered upgrades and Azure ...

The first preview of Visual Studio 2026, with deeper GitHub Copilot AI integration, is available through Microsoft’s new ...

Hands on with GitHub’s open-source tool kit for steering AI coding agents by combining detailed specifications and a human in ...

Microsoft is adding automatic AI model selection to its Visual Studio Code editor that will automatically pick the best model ...

Keep asking; it ain't happening. Microsoft has reaffirmed that its full-featured Visual Studio IDE will remain exclusive to ...

Visual Studio Code includes built-in integration with GitHub Copilot and the ability to choose which AI model to use for code ...

Unleash smarter coding with Visual Studio Code’s latest update featuring AI integration, customizable tools, and workflow ...