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

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

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

Microsoft has launched its Insiders preview program for Visual Studio 2026, providing insights into what developers can ...

Microsoft released Visual Studio Code 1.104, adding Auto model selection and support for contributed language models in chat, alongside security, productivity, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) ...

Visual Studio 2026 Insider has been released — marking the most ambitious step we have taken with this IDE.

Microsoft unveils Visual Studio 2026 with deeper AI integration, faster performance, and a refreshed design in its first ...