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Claude Opus 5 is now available in GitHub Copilot

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Claude Opus 5 is now available in GitHub Copilot

GitHub added Claude Opus 5 to Copilot on July 24, 2026 for Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise, selectable in the model picker across VS Code, Visual Studio, CLI, JetBrains, Xcode and more. Usage-based billing.

GitHub announced that Claude Opus 5, Anthropic's newest Opus model, is now available in GitHub Copilot as of July 24, 2026, aimed at complex, long-running, multi-step coding that needs careful reasoning and coordinating multiple tools.

Key points

  • Plans: Copilot Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise; Business/Enterprise admins must enable the Claude Opus 5 policy in Copilot settings.
  • Where to pick it: the model picker in VS Code, Visual Studio, Copilot CLI, Copilot cloud agent, the Copilot app, github.com, GitHub Mobile (iOS/Android), JetBrains, Xcode and Eclipse. Rollout is gradual.
  • Safeguards: the model includes enhanced guardrails for high-harm cyber content and may block some security-adjacent requests; if blocked, add benign context or switch models.
  • Billing: charged at the provider's API list price under usage-based billing.

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